Captorhinomorpha
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Captorhinomorpha is a suborder of prehistoric reptiles which appeared in the Carboniferous
period and became extinct after the Early Permian
period.
The suborder includes the earliest known reptiles, with some amphibian features, but their skulls belongs to reptilian forms and differing from amphibians in the structure of the pelvic girdle.
Carboniferous
The Carboniferous is a geologic period and system that extends from the end of the Devonian Period, about 359.2 ± 2.5 Mya , to the beginning of the Permian Period, about 299.0 ± 0.8 Mya . The name is derived from the Latin word for coal, carbo. Carboniferous means "coal-bearing"...
period and became extinct after the Early Permian
Permian
The PermianThe term "Permian" was introduced into geology in 1841 by Sir Sir R. I. Murchison, president of the Geological Society of London, who identified typical strata in extensive Russian explorations undertaken with Edouard de Verneuil; Murchison asserted in 1841 that he named his "Permian...
period.
The suborder includes the earliest known reptiles, with some amphibian features, but their skulls belongs to reptilian forms and differing from amphibians in the structure of the pelvic girdle.