†family Araeoscelidae Williston 1910 (diapsid)
Reptilia - Araeoscelidia - Araeoscelidae
Alternative spellings: Araeoscelididae, Areoscelidae
Synonym: Kadaliosauridae Williston 1912
Full reference: S. W. Williston. 1910. New Permian reptiles; rhachitomous vertebrae. Journal of Geology 18:585-600
Parent taxon: Araeoscelidia according to D. B. Brinkman et al. 1984
See also Carroll 1969, Carroll 1988, Haughton and Brink 1954, Hay 1930, Kuhn 1946, Kuhn 1966, Laurin 1991 and Nopcsa 1928
Sister taxa: Halgaitosaurus, Petrolacosauridae, Spinoaequalis
Subtaxa: Araeoscelis Kadaliosaurus Zarcasaurus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Wolfcamp of United States (1: New Mexico collection)
• Permian of Germany (1), United States (3: Texas)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence