Brachydectes
| Brachydectes Temporal range: Carboniferous
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| Genus: | Brachydectes Cope, 1868
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Brachydectes is an extinct genus of lysorophian amphibian that lived from the Carboniferous. It had a very small head (skull length about 1.7 cm) and an elongated body up to 43 cm long.[1]
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
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