†family Anthracosauridae Cope 1875

Osteichthyes - Tetrapoda - Anthracosauridae

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1875. Check-list of North American Batrachia and Reptilia; with a systematic list of the higher groups, and an essay on geographical distribution. Based on the specimens contained in the U. S. National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 1:1-109

Parent taxon: Embolomeri according to R. L. Carroll 1988

See also Carroll et al. 1972, Cope 1875, Gardiner 1982, Hay 1902, Kuhn 1946 and Panchen 1970

Sister taxa: Anthracosauroidea, Loxommatoidea, Seroherpeton

Subtaxa: Anthracosaurus Eobaphetes

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Distribution:

• Westphalian of the United Kingdom (1 collection)

• Namurian of United States (1: Arkansas)

• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (2), United States (1: Ohio)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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