Osteichthyes - Synapsida - Varanopidae
Full reference: F. Spindler, R. Werneburg, J. W. Schneider, L. Luthardt, V. Annacker and R. Rößler. 2018. First arboreal ’pelycosaurs’ (Synapsida: Varanopidae) from the early Permian Chemnitz Fossil Lagerstätte, SE Germany, with a review of varanopid phylogen. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 92:315-364
Parent taxon: Varanopidae according to F. Spindler et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Apsisaurus, Archaeovenator, Ascendonanus, Dendromaia, Mycterosaurinae, Pyozia, Thrausmosaurus, Thrausmosaurus serratidens
Subtaxa: Mesenosaurinae Varanodontinae
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Permian of Germany (2 collections), the Russian Federation (11), South Africa (6), United States (7: Oklahoma, Texas)
• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (1: New Mexico)
• Carboniferous of United States (1: New Mexico)
Total: 28 collections including 32 occurrences