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Stegocephalia

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Stego·​ce·​pha·​lia

Definition of Stegocephalia

in some especially former classifications
: an order or other division of Amphibia comprising all the pre-Jurassic and many later extinct typically tailed and salamandriform amphibians usually with well-developed limbs and sometimes of large size — compare labyrinthodontia, lissamphibia

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History and Etymology for Stegocephalia

New Latin, from steg- + Greek kephalē head + New Latin -ia

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“Stegocephalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Stegocephalia. Accessed 30 Jun. 2022.

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