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STEGOCEPHALA
Steg
`o *ceph "a *
la,
n.
pl.
Etym:
[
NL.
,
fr.
Gr.
(Paleon.)
Defn:
An
extinct
order
of
amphibians
found
fossil
in
the
Mesozoic
rocks;
called
also
Stegocephali,
and
Labyrinthodonta.
Note:
Their
teeth,
in
transverse
sections,
usually
show
a
labyrinthiform
arrangement
of
the
cement
and
dentine.
The
under
side
of
the
body
was
covered
with
bony
plates.
Some
of
the
Stegocephala
were
of
very
large
size,
and
the
form
of
the
body
varied
from
short,
stout
forms
to
others
that
were
as
slender
as
serpents.
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