†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

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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

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