Vertebrata - Cotylosauria - Captorhinidae

Invalid subtaxa: Bayloria Olson 1941, Ectocynodon Cope 1878 [invalid subgroup], Eocaptorhinus Heaton 1979, Hyponous Cope 1895, Hypopnous Cope 1895, Paracaptorhinus Watson 1954

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1895. The reptilian order Cotylosauria. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 34:436-457

Parent taxon: Captorhinidae according to S. P. Modesto 1998

Sister taxa: Acrodenta, Baeotherates, Captorhinoides, Concordia, Labidosaurus, Moradisaurinae, Protocaptorhinus, Reiszorhinus, Rhiodenticulatus, Riabininus, Romeria, Saurorictus

Subtaxa: Captorhinus aguti, Captorhinus laticeps, Captorhinus magnus

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Type: Ectocynodon aguti

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-herbivore