Amphibamus Temporal range: late Carboniferous (middle Pennsylvanian) |
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Amphibamus grandiceps | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Temnospondyli |
(unranked): | Euskelia |
Superfamily: | Dissorophoidea |
Family: | Amphibamidae |
Genus: |
Amphibamus Cope, 1865 |
Species | |
Amphibamus is a genus of amphibamid temnospondyl amphibians from the Carboniferous (middle Pennsylvanian) of Europe and North America. This animal is considered to have been close to the ancestry of modern amphibians. Its length was about 20 cm.
Amphibamus grandiceps skeleton