Osteichthyes - Tetrapoda - Anthracosauridae
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1875. Check-list of North American Batrachia and Reptilia; with a systematic list of the higher groups, and an essay on geographical distribution. Based on the specimens contained in the U. S. National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 1:1-109
Parent taxon: Embolomeri according to M. Ruta and J. A. Clack 2006
See also Carroll 1988, Carroll et al. 1972, Cope 1875, Gardiner 1982, Hay 1902, Kuhn 1946 and Panchen 1970
Sister taxa: Archeriidae, Eogyrinidae, Loxommatoidea, Proterogyrinidae, Seroherpeton
Subtaxa: Anthracosaurus Eobaphetes
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Namurian of United States (1: Arkansas collection)
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (3), United States (1: Ohio)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence