Osteichthyes - Synapsida - Varanopidae
Full reference: S. P. Modesto, C. A. Sidor, B. S. Rubidge and J. Welman. 2001. A second varanopseid skull from the Upper Permian of South Africa: implications for Late Permian ‘pelycosaur’ evolution. Lethaia 34(4):249-259
Parent taxon: Neovaranopsia according to F. Spindler et al. 2018
See also Berman et al. 2014, Maddin et al. 2006, Modesto et al. 2001 and Reisz and Laurin 2004
Sister taxon: Mesenosaurinae
Subtaxa: Aerosaurus Mycterosaurus Ruthiromia Tambacarnifex Varanodon Varanops Watongia
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Permian of Germany (1 collection), United States (7: Oklahoma, Texas)
• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (1: New Mexico)
• Carboniferous of United States (1: New Mexico)
Total: 10 collections including 13 occurrences