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temnospondyli

/ˌtɛm.nə.spɒnˈdɪ.laɪ/

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noun

/ˌtɛm.nə.spɒnˈdɪ.laɪ/C2formalscientific
  • ruНаучный термин, обозначающий разнообразную группу вымерших земноводных, живших с каменноугольного по пермский периоды, характеризующихся позвонками, в которых некоторые элементы остаются раздельными.

A scientific term referring to a diverse group of extinct amphibians that lived from the Carboniferous to the Permian periods, characterized by vertebrae in which some elements remain separate.

proper noun

  1. Extinct amphibian groupC2formalscientific

    An extinct order of primitive amphibians that lived from the Carboniferous to the Triassic periods, characterized by vertebrae with multiple separate elements.

    ruВымершая группа земноводных

    • Temnospondyli were among the dominant terrestrial predators of the Permian period.
    • Fossils of Temnospondyli have been found on every continent.
    • The vertebrae of Temnospondyli show a unique structure compared to modern amphibians.