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Labyrinthodont
Labyrinthodont Lab`y*rin"tho*dont, a. (Paleon.) Of or pertaining to the Labyrinthodonta. -- n. One of the Labyrinthodonta.
Labyrinthodonta
Labyrinthodonta Lab`y*rin`tho*don"ta, n. pl. [NL. See Labyrinthodon.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of Amphibia, including the typical genus Labyrinthodon, and many other allied forms, from the Carboniferous, Permian, and Triassic formations. By recent writers they are divided into two or more orders. See Stegocephala.
Labyrinthodonta
Stegocephala Steg`o*ceph"a*la, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? roof + ? head.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of amphibians found fossil in the Mesozoic rocks; called also Stegocephali, and Labyrinthodonta. Note: Their teeth, in transverse sections, usually show a labyrinthiform arrangement of the cement and dentine. The under side of the body was covered with bony plates. Some of the Stegocephala were of very large size, and the form of the body varied from short, stout forms to others that were as slender as serpents.

Meaning of Labyrinthodon from wikipedia

- illustrations depicted the giant amphibians (often referred to as "Labyrinthodon" at the time) as big froglike creatures that supposedly crossed their...
- is based on the species "Labyrinthodon salamandroides" (Mastodonsaurus jaegeri); the other two were based on "Labyrinthodon pachygnathus" (Cyclotosaurus...
- English paleontologist William Buckland, but under the now defunct genus "Labyrinthodon," which is now regarded as a junior synonym of the Tri****ic capitosaur...
- as labyrinthodonts, named like Labyrinthodon for teeth that were highly folded in cross section. Owen's "Labyrinthodon Jaegeri" was later found at Guy's...
- with lsrge animals, and two giants, Umbah and Tavotz. The Last of the Labyrinthodons (1954): Modern-day sea monsters from prehistoric times attack ships...
- monster, like some great clumsy griffin thing, like the Crystal Palace labyrinthodon, like Coote, like the leaden Goddess of the Dunciad, like some fat,...
- Metoposauroidea". Palaeos. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. "Labyrinthodon". Paleofile. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. "The Carnian...
- Carboniferous deposits in the Czech Republic. It was named as a species of Labyrinthodon in 1875 and as its own genus in 1879. Macromerion was one of the moderate...
- Linnean Society. 128: 77–121. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2000.tb00650.x. "Labyrinthodon". Paleofile. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. "Pelorocephalus"...
- of Cheirotherium and the bones of Mastodonsaurus (originally called Labyrinthodon) and Capitosaurus. Among the reptiles are Hyperodapedon, Palaeosaurus...