†family Sclerothoracidae Huene 1932 (tetrapod)
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Sclerothoracidae
Full reference: F. v. Huene. 1932. Ein neuartiger Stegocephalen-Fund aus dem oberhessischen Buntsandstein [A new stegocephalian specimen from the Upper Hesse Buntsandstein]. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 14:200-229
Parent taxon: Capitosauria according to R. R. Schoch et al. 2007
See also Carroll 1988, Kuhn 1971 and Schoch and Milner 2000
Sister taxa: Benthosuchus, Calmasuchus, Capitosauroidea, Edingerella, Tomeia, Vladlenosaurus, Warrenisuchus, Watsonisuchus, Wetlugasaurus
Subtaxa: Sclerothorax
Type: Sclerothorax
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence