†family Cricotidae Cope 1884 (tetrapod)
Osteichthyes - Tetrapoda - Cricotidae
Parent taxon: Anthracosauroidea according to O. Kuhn 1946
See also Carroll et al. 1972, Cope 1884, Hay 1902 and Olson 1970
Sister taxa: Eogyrinidae, Otocratiidae, Palaeogyrinidae
Subtaxa: Cricotillus
Type: Cricotus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Orlando site, Noble Co. (Wellington Fm.) (Permian of Oklahoma)