†Araeoscelis Williston 1910 (diapsid)
Reptilia - Araeoscelidia - Araeoscelidae
Synonym: Ophiodeirus Broom 1913
Full reference: S. W. Williston. 1910. New Permian reptiles; rhachitomous vertebrae. Journal of Geology 18:585-600
Parent taxon: Araeoscelidae according to R. L. Carroll 1969
Sister taxa: Kadaliosaurus, Zarcasaurus
Subtaxa: Araeoscelis casei, Araeoscelis gracilis
Type: Araeoscelis gracilis
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