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- noun Plural form of
labyrinthodont .
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In addition to the instances brought forward in the second chapter against the minute action of Natural Selection, may be mentioned such {105} structures as the wonderfully folded teeth of the labyrinthodonts.
On the Genesis of Species St. George Mivart
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Even the horse, the animal whose pedigree has been probably best preserved, affords no conclusive evidence of specific origin by infinitesimal, fortuitous variations; while some forms, as the labyrinthodonts and trilobites, which seemed to exhibit gradual change, are shown by further investigation to do nothing of the sort.
On the Genesis of Species St. George Mivart
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The Japanese salamander, by far the biggest among our existing newts, never exceeds a yard in length from snout to tail; whereas some of the labyrinthodonts (forgive me once more) of the Carboniferous Epoch must have reached at least seven or eight feet from stem to stern.
Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science Grant Allen 1873
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