Amphibamus

Amphibamus; Temporal range: late Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Amphibamus grandiceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	†Temnospondyli
Family:	†Amphibamidae
Genus:	†Amphibamus; Cope, 1865
Species:	†A. grandiceps
Binomial name
	†Amphibamus grandiceps; Cope, 1865

Amphibamus is a genus of amphibamid temnospondyl amphibians from the Carboniferous (middle Pennsylvanian) of North America.^[1]^[2]^[3] This animal is considered to have been close to the ancestry of modern amphibians. Its length was about 20 cm.^[4]

Gallery[]

Amphibamus grandiceps skeleton

References[]

^ Gaining Ground: The Origin and Early Evolution of Tetrapods by Jennifer A. Clack
^ Vertebrate Palaeontology by Michael J. Benton
^ The Book of Life: An Illustrated History of the Evolution of Life on Earth, Second Edition by Stephen Jay Gould
^ Temnospondyli

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[1] Gaining Ground: The Origin and Early Evolution of Tetrapods by Jennifer A. Clack

[2] Vertebrate Palaeontology by Michael J. Benton

[3] The Book of Life: An Illustrated History of the Evolution of Life on Earth, Second Edition by Stephen Jay Gould

[4] Temnospondyli

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Amphibamus Temporal range: late Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓

Amphibamus grandiceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	†Temnospondyli
Family:	†Amphibamidae
Genus:	†Amphibamus Cope, 1865
Species:	†A. grandiceps
Binomial name
†Amphibamus grandiceps Cope, 1865