. Elements of geology : a text-book for colleges and for the general reader. Geology. Fig. 584.—Tuditanus radiatus, x I (after Cope). Fig. 585.—Section of Tooth of a Labyrinthodont probably the most complete example of a connecting type which has yet been discovered. First, they were true Amphibians in the strictest sense, having all of them in the early stages of their life—some through- out life—both lungs and gills, and thus connecting water-breathers with air-breathers. Again, they were very different from the slimy- skinned Amphibians of the present day, in being covered, at least partly,
. Elements of geology : a text-book for colleges and for the general reader. Geology. Fig. 584.—Tuditanus radiatus, x I (after Cope). Fig. 585.—Section of Tooth of a Labyrinthodont probably the most complete example of a connecting type which has yet been discovered. First, they were true Amphibians in the strictest sense, having all of them in the early stages of their life—some through- out life—both lungs and gills, and thus connecting water-breathers with air-breathers. Again, they were very different from the slimy- skinned Amphibians of the present day, in being covered, at least partly, with bony plates or scales over the body, and with closely-fitting bony plates over the head. Again, they differed wholly from the pres- ent Amphibians in having jaws thoroughly armed with very large and powerful teeth, the structure of which is labyrinthine. All of these characters connected them with Sauroid fishes which preceded them, and the great Saurian reptiles which succeeded them. Finally, they seemed to possess also characters connecting them with several orders of subsequently-existing reptiles. In the Labyrinthodonts and Sauroid. 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 LeConte, Joseph, 1823-1901. New York : D. Appleton and Co.
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