Full reference: D. S. Sigogneau-Russell. 1989. Theriodontia I: Phthinosuchia, Biarmosuchia, Eotitanosuchia, Gorgonopsia. Encyclopedia of Paleoherpetology
Parent taxon: Therapsida according to C. A. Sidor and B. S. Rubidge 2006
See also Battail and Surkov 2000, Gauthier et al. 1989, Rubidge and Sidor 2001, Sidor et al. 2004, Sigogneau-Russell 1989 and Smith et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Anomodontia, Brontopus, Cynodontia, Dicynodontipus, Eoraetia, Eotheriodontia, Eutherapsida, Gorgonopsia, Moltenotetrapodiscus, Novocynodon kutorgai, Raranimus, Rubidginia, Stathmodon, Tetraceratops, Therocephalia, Tricuspes, Tritylodontia
Subtaxa: Biarmosuchidae Biarmosuchus Burnetiamorpha Herpetoskylax Hipposauridae Hipposaurus Ictidorhinus Lycaenodon Rubidgina Rubidgina angusticeps Wantulignathus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Permian of Malawi (1 collection), the Russian Federation (5), South Africa (23), Tanzania (1), Zambia (3)
Total: 33 collections including 37 occurrences