Alternative spellings: Araeoscelia, Araeoscelida
Parent taxon: Diapsida according to M. Laurin and R. R. Reisz 1995
See also Carroll 1988, Gauthier et al. 1989, Gauthier et al. 1988, Haubold 1971, Haubold 1974, Kuhn 1946, Kuhn 1966, Laurin 1991 and Nopcsa 1928
Sister taxa: Adelosaurus, Archelosauria, Archosauromorpha, Diaptosauria, Dolerosaurus, Drepanosauromorpha, Endennasauridae, Eosuchia, Fremouwsauridae, Horaffia, Hupehsuchia, Ichthyosauromorpha, Lanthanolania, Palacrodon, Prodiapsida, Rysosteus, Sauropterygia, Saurosphargidae, Stauromatodon, Thalattosauriformes, Utahdactylus, Utahdactylus kateae
Subtaxa: Araeoscelidae Halgaitosaurus Petrolacosauridae Spinoaequalis
Type: Araeoscelidae
Distribution:
• Permian of Germany (1 collection), United States (4: New Mexico, Texas)
• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (1: Utah)
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Kansas)
Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences