Stratigraphic chart of the lower Permian (partial)
Content updated October 16, 2005
CARDIOCEPHALUS PEABODYI
Lepospondyli- Microsauria-Gymnarthridae
Above: picture of Cardiocephalus Peabodyi in lateral view, contrary to the Carroll reconstruction, the quadratojugal has not a broad sutural lateral contact with jugal, instead, the same area is occupied by a ventral flange of squamose.
Abbreviations: a, angular; art, articular; d, dentary; j, jugal; l, lacrimal; m, maxilla; n, nasal; po, postorbital; prf, prefrontal; q, quadrate; sq, squamose; t, tabular.