. The ancient life-history of the earth; a comprehensive outline of the principles and leading facts of palaeontological science. Paleontology. 2l6 HISTORICAL the fore-feet, and to which the name of Labyrinthodonts was ap- phed in consequence of the complex microscopic structure of the teeth (fig. 149). In the essen- tial details of their structure, the Triassic Labyrinthodonts did not differ materially from their pre- decessors in the Coal-measures and Permian rocks. They pos- sessed the same frog-like skulls (fig. 150), with a lizard-like body, a long tail, and comparatively
. The ancient life-history of the earth; a comprehensive outline of the principles and leading facts of palaeontological science. Paleontology. 2l6 HISTORICAL the fore-feet, and to which the name of Labyrinthodonts was ap- phed in consequence of the complex microscopic structure of the teeth (fig. 149). In the essen- tial details of their structure, the Triassic Labyrinthodonts did not differ materially from their pre- decessors in the Coal-measures and Permian rocks. They pos- sessed the same frog-like skulls (fig. 150), with a lizard-like body, a long tail, and comparatively feeble limbs. The hind-limbs were stronger and longer than the fore - limbs, and the lower. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nicholson, Henry Alleyne, 1844-1899. New York, A. L. Fowle
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