| Fossil range | Late Carboniferous |
|---|---|
| Taxon | Scincosauridae |
| Authority | Jaeckel, 1909 |
| Subdivision ranks | Genera |
The Scincosauridae are an extinct family of nectridean tetrapodomorphs. 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. S2CID 31298396. Archived from the original on 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2012-03-03.