Scincosauridae Temporal range: Late Carboniferous |
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Life restoration of Scincosaurus crassus | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subclass: | †Lepospondyli |
Order: | †Nectridea |
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†Scincosauridae Jaeckel, 1909 |
The Scincosauridae are an extinct family of nectridean lepospondyl amphibians. It includes the genera Scincosaurus and Sauravus. Unlike most other nectrideans, scincosaurids are thought to have been terrestrial.