In Depth
Another small amphibian from the Carboniferous period of Scotland, Adelospondylus is only known by a skull and jaws. The lower jaw is noted as being quite deep, but is otherwise not greatly special. Adelospondylus may have been similar to Adelogyrinus.
Further Reading
- An Adelogyrinid Lepospondyl Amphibian from the Upper Carboniferous, R. L. Carroll - 1967. – The Order Adelospondyli: Carboniferous lepospondyl amphibians. – Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 82 (3): 239–275. – S. M. Andrews & R. L. Carroll – 1991.
