Batrachosauria Explained

Batrachosauria ("Frog Saurians") is a name given either to very reptile-like amphibians dating from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, or to amniotes and those amphibians very closely related to them.^[1] In current cladistic schemes, Batrachosauria is the sister clade to the Anthracosauroidea

Characteristics

From the Palaeos website:

• Intercentrum reduced
• large canine-like maxillary tooth

See also

• Reptiliomorpha

External links

• Palaeos Batrachosauria

Notes and References

1. Book: Sumida . Stuart . Amniote Origins: Completing the Transition to Land . Martin . Karen L. M. . 1997-01-08 . Elsevier . 978-0-08-052709-3 . 18 . en.