different between temnospondyl vs dissorophid

temnospondyl

English

Etymology

From translingual Temnospondyli, from Ancient Greek ????? (témn?, I cut) + ????????? (spóndulos), Ionic/Attic form of ????????? (sphóndulos, vertebra).

Noun

temnospondyl (plural temnospondyls)

  1. (biology) Any of many extinct primitive amphibians (labyrinthodonts) of the order Temnospondyli, from the Carboniferous, Permian and Triassic periods.

Related terms

  • lepospondyl
  • stereospondyl

Further reading

  • Temnospondyli on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Temnospondyli on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Temnospondyli on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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dissorophid

English

Noun

dissorophid (plural dissorophids)

  1. (biology) Any of several extinct temnospondyl amphibians, of the family †Dissorophidae, from the Pennsylvanian epochs and Permian period

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