microsaur

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microsaur

fossil amphibian

Also known as: Microsauria

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amphibian
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†Order Microsauria (microsaurs)Lower Pennsylvanian to Middle Permian. Lepospondylous vertebrae, i.e., spool-shaped bony cylinder around the notochord.†Subclass Temnospondyli (temnospondyls)Upper Mississippian to Middle Cretaceous. Vertebral centrum of large intercentrum and pair of small
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†Order Microsauria (microsaurs)Lower Pennsylvanian to Middle Permian. Lepospondylous vertebrae, i.e., spool-shaped bony cylinder around the notochord.†Subclass Temnospondyli (temnospondyls)Upper Mississippian to Middle Cretaceous. Vertebral centrum of large intercentrum and pair of small
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