• DOI:10.5252/g2013n1a8
Corpus ID: 67823991

The origin(s) of extant amphibians: a review with emphasis on the “lepospondyl hypothesis”

@inproceedings{Marjanovi2013TheOO,
  title={The origin(s) of extant amphibians: a review with emphasis on the “lepospondyl hypothesis”},
  author={D. Marjanovi{\'c} and M. Laurin},
  year={2013}
}

D. Marjanović, M. Laurin

Published 2013

Biology

ABSTRACT The origins of the extant amphibians (frogs, salamanders, caecilians) remain controversial after over a century of debate. Three groups of hypotheses persist in the current literature: the “temnospondyl hypothesis” (TH) which roots Lissamphibia Haeckel, 1866 (the smallest clade composed of the extant amphibians) within the Paleozoic temnospondyls, the “lepospondyl hypothesis” (LH) which postulates a monophyletic Lissamphibia nested within the Paleozoic lepospondyls, and the “polyphyly… CONTINUE READING

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