labyrinthodont
IPA: ɫæbɝˈɪnθoʊdˈɑnt
noun
- Any extinct amphibian of the subclass Labyrinthodontia.
adjective
- (zoology) Having teeth with a labyrinthine (maze-like) internal structure
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Examples of "labyrinthodont" in Sentences
- A labyrinthodont is a less formal name, so it's not capitalized.
- The most diverse group of the labyrinthodonts was the Temnospondyli.
- It was a labyrinthodont, one of the first fossil record of tetrapods.
- Their heads was flat and massive, with a host of labyrinthodont teeth.
- Reptiles evolved from labyrinthodont amphibians 300 million years ago.
- Their heads were flat and massive, with a host of labyrinthodont teeth.
- The exposures in the park are Late Triassic in age and contain early dinosaurs, labyrinthodont amphibians, and many crocodile-line archosaurs and well as numerous plants and freshwater invertebrates.
- It shows several things: all vertebrates evolved from an amphibian ancestor thought to have been a labyrinthodont. amphibians diverged from the other vertebrates very early on. turtles, crocodiles, and dinosaurs appeared before the other vertebrate taxa. dinosaurs, birds, crocodiles, and snakes are more closely related to each other than to turtles or mammals.