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Stegocephalia (Noun)

Meaning

In former classifications a division of class Amphibia comprising all pre-Jurassic and some later extinct large salamandriform amphibia.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Examples

  • Stegocephalia is an archaic term used to describe a group of ancient amphibians in outdated taxonomic classifications.
  • The fossils found in the geological formation were identified as belonging to the now-discredited group of Stegocephalia.
  • In some older texts, Stegocephalia refers to a distinct division within the class Amphibia, which has since been reclassified.
  • Early paleontologists believed that Stegocephalia represented a coherent group of large salamandriform amphibians that lived before the Jurassic period.
  • The taxonomic concept of Stegocephalia is now considered outdated and has been largely abandoned in modern amphibian classification.

Synonyms

  • Order Stegocephalia
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