Amphibamus
Amphibamus is a genus of amphibamid temnospondyl amphibians from the Carboniferous (middle Pennsylvanian) of North America.[1][2][3] This animal is considered to have been close to the ancestry of modern amphibians. Its length was about 20 cm.[4]
| Amphibamus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
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| Amphibamus grandiceps | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | †Temnospondyli |
| Family: | †Amphibamidae |
| Genus: | †Amphibamus Cope, 1865 |
| Species: | †A. grandiceps |
| Binomial name | |
| †Amphibamus grandiceps Cope, 1865 | |
Gallery
Amphibamus grandiceps skeleton
References
- Gaining Ground: The Origin and Early Evolution of Tetrapods by Jennifer A. Clack
- Vertebrate Palaeontology by Michael J. Benton
- The Book of Life: An Illustrated History of the Evolution of Life on Earth, Second Edition by Stephen Jay Gould
- Temnospondyli
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