Brachydectes
Sign in to saveBrachydectes is an extinct genus of lysorophian tetrapods that lived from the Late Carboniferous to the Early Permian. It had a very small head and long body, B. elongatus had long skull (averagely ) and pre-sacral length up to (averagely ), while B. newberryi, which have proportionally larger skull than B. elongatus, for specimen with skull roof had estimated total length of , while the largest skull exceeds .
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Brachydectes is an extinct genus of lysorophian tetrapods that lived from the Late Carboniferous to the Early Permian. It had a very small head and long body, B. elongatus had long skull (averagely ) and pre-sacral length up to (averagely ), while B. newberryi, which have proportionally larger skull than B. elongatus, for specimen with skull roof had estimated total length of , while the largest skull exceeds .
==References== Gaining Ground: The Origin and Early Evolution of Tetrapods by Jennifer A. Clack Amniote Origins: Completing the Transition to Land by Stuart Sumida and Karen L.M Martin