The Scincosauridae are an extinct family of
nectridean lepospondyl
Lepospondyli is a diverse taxon of early tetrapods. With the exception of one late-surviving lepospondyl from the Late Permian of Morocco (''Diplocaulus minumus''), lepospondyls lived from the Early Carboniferous ( Mississippian) to the Early Per ...
amphibians. It includes the genera ''
Scincosaurus'' and ''
Sauravus''.
Unlike most other nectrideans, scincosaurids are thought to have been terrestrial.
References
Carboniferous amphibians
Pennsylvanian first appearances
Pennsylvanian extinctions
Holospondyls
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