†unranked clade Afrothyra Spindler et al. 2018 (synapsid)
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: Mesenosaurinae according to F. Spindler et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Cabarzia, Mesenosaurus
Subtaxa: Anningia Elliotsmithia Heleosaurus Microvaranops
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Permian of South Africa (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence