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IRMNG taxon detailsCaptorhinidae Case, 1911 †
fossil only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Systematic position unclear. According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captorhinidae (January 2026), this family has been...
Taxonomic remark Systematic position unclear. According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captorhinidae (January 2026), this family has been considered as stem-amniotes within Reptiliomorpha (Simões et al., 2022) or as the most basal branch of Sauropsida, supporting captorhinids traditional classification as a reptiles (Jenkins et al., 2025). [details]
IRMNG (2026). Captorhinidae Case, 1911 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117171 on 2026-01-19
Date action by
basis of record
Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]
taxonomy source web search (AJR) note: refer note [details] extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] Unreviewed
Descriptive info All genera fossil (SN2000). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Permian (Sakmarian)-Permian (Tatarian) [details]Taxonomic remark Systematic position unclear. According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captorhinidae (January 2026), this family has been considered as stem-amniotes within Reptiliomorpha (Simões et al., 2022) or as the most basal branch of Sauropsida, supporting captorhinids traditional classification as a reptiles (Jenkins et al., 2025). [details] |
