Biology:Scincosauridae
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Short description: Extinct family of amphibians
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| Life restoration of Scincosaurus crassus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subclass: | †Lepospondyli |
| Order: | †Nectridea |
| Family: | †Scincosauridae Jaeckel, 1909 |
The Scincosauridae are an extinct family of nectridean lepospondyl amphibians. It includes the genera Scincosaurus and Sauravus.[1] Unlike most other nectrideans, scincosaurids are thought to have been terrestrial.
References
- ↑ Marcello Ruta, Michael I. Coates and Donald L. J. Quicke (2003). "Early tetrapod relationships revisited". Biological Reviews 78 (2): 251–345. doi:10.1017/S1464793102006103. PMID 12803423. http://pondside.uchicago.edu/oba/faculty/coates/5.RutCoaQuick2003.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q7433918 entry
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