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| 776 |
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Comments
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Temnospondyl skulls in lateral view. A, Dendrerpeton acadianum. B, the eryopid Eryops megacephalus. C, the dissorophoid Tersomius texensis. D, the archegosaurid Melosaurus vetustus. Abbreviations: Bc, braincase; F, frontal; J, jugal; L, lacrimal; M, maxilla; N, nasal; Pm, premaxilla; Po, postorbital; Pof, postfrontal; Prf, prefrontal; Q, quadrate; Qj, quadratojugal; S, stapes; Sq, squamosal; St, supratemporal; T, tabular.
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Reference
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Redrawn from A, Holmes, Carroll and Reisz (1998); B, from Sawin (1941); C, from Carroll (1964); and D, from Konzhukova (1955).
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Specimen Condition
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Fossil
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Copyright
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© 2000 Jean-Sébastien Steyer and Michel Laurin
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Attached to Group
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Temnospondyli: view page image collection
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Title
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temno_skulls_lat.gif
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Image Type
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Diagram
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Body Parts
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ID
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776
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| 1626 |
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Scientific Name
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Parotosaurus
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Comments
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Skull of the stereospondyl Parotosaurus. The sculpturing pattern of ridges and the grooves for the lateral-line organ are obvious. The otic notch, at the back of the skull, is almost closed posteriorly, in this genus.
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Specimen Condition
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Fossil
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Body Part
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skull
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Copyright
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© 2000 D. Serrette, MNHN
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Image Use
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restricted
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Stereospondyli (Temnospondyli): view page image collection
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Title
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parotosaurus.jpg
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Photograph
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Body Parts
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ID
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1626
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| 2120 |
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Scientific Name
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Doleserpeton
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Comments
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Cranial anatomy of the juvenile or paedomorphic dissorophoid Doleserpeton, that has been thought to be closely related to lissamphibians. A. Dorsal view of the skull. B. Palatal view. Scale bar for A and B equals 1 mm.
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Reference
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Bolt, J. R. 1969. Lissamphibian origins: possible protolissamphibian from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma. Science 166: 888-891.
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Specimen Condition
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Fossil
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Body Part
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skull
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Copyright
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© American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Image Use
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restricted
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Dissorophoidea: view page image collection
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Title
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skullntooth.jpg
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Drawing/Painting
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Body Parts
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ID
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2120
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| 3632 |
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Comments
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Temnospondyl skulls in palatal view. A, Dendrerpeton acadianum. B, the eryopid Eryops megacephalus. C, the dissorophoid Tersomius texensis. D, the archegosaurid Melosaurus vetustus. Abbreviations: Bc, braincase; Ec, ectopterygoid; M, maxilla; Pa, palatine; Pm, premaxilla; Pp, postparietal; Pt, pterygoid; Q, quadrate; Qj, quadratojugal; Sp, sphenoid; Sq, squamosal; T, tabular.
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Reference
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Redrawn from A, Holmes, Carroll and Reisz (1998); B, from Sawin (1941); C, from Carroll (1964); and D, from Konzhukova (1955).
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Specimen Condition
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Fossil
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Copyright
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© 2000 Jean-Sébastien Steyer and Michel Laurin
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Attached to Group
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Temnospondyli: view page image collection
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Title
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temno_skulls_pal.gif
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Image Type
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Diagram
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Body Parts
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ID
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3632
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| 3785 |
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Comments
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Temnospondyl skulls in dorsal view. A, Dendrerpeton acadianum. B, the eryopid Eryops megacephalus. C, the dissorophoid Tersomius texensis. D, the archegosaurid Melosaurus vetustus. Abbreviations: Bc, braincase; F, frontal; In, internasal; J, jugal; L, lacrimal; M, maxilla; N, nasal; P, parietal; P. f., pineal foramen; Pm, premaxilla; Po, postorbital; Pof, postfrontal; Pp, postparietal; Prf, prefrontal; Pt, pterygoid; Q, quadrate; Qj, quadratojugal; Sq, squamosal; St, supratemporal; T, tabular.
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Reference
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Redrawn from A, Holmes, Carroll and Reisz (1998); B, from Sawin (1941); C, from Carroll (1964); and D, from Konzhukova (1955).
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Specimen Condition
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Fossil
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Copyright
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© 2000 Jean-Sébastien Steyer and Michel Laurin
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Attached to Group
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Temnospondyli: view page image collection
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Title
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temno_skulls_dorsal.gif
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Image Type
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Diagram
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Image Content
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Body Parts
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ID
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3785
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| 5436 |
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Scientific Name
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Eryops, Orthacanthus, Trimerorhachis
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Comments
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The temnospondyl Eryops lunges after the shark Orthacanthus. Another, smaller temnospondyl (Trimerorhachis) swims in the foreground. Note that the hand should have four digits (not five).
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Reference
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From Czerkas S. J. & S. A. Czerkas. 1990. Dinosaurs, a complete world history. Surrey: Dragon''s World Ltd.
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Acknowledgements
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Reproduced with permission
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Copyright
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© 1990 Douglas Henderson
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Image Use
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restricted
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Eryopidae (Temnospondyli): view page image collection
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Title
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eryops.jpg
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Image Type
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Drawing/Painting
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Specimen(s)
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ID
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5436
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