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Synapsida: Dendrogram

Abbreviated Dendrogram

AMNIOTA
|--+--ANAPSIDA 
|  `--EUREPTILIA
|
SYNAPSIDA
|--Caseasauria 
|  |--Eothyrididae 
|  `--Caseidae 
`--Eupelycosauria
   |--Varanopseidae 
   `--+--Ophiacodontidae 
      `--+--Edaphosauridae 
         `--Sphenacodontia
            `==Sphenacodontidae 
               `--THERAPSIDA

Contents

Index
Overview
Pelycosauria
Caseasauria
Varanopseidae
Ophiacodontidae
Edaphosauridae
Sphenacodontia
Dendrogram
References

Dendrogram

AMNIOTA
|--+--ANAPSIDA 
|  `--EUREPTILIA
|
SYNAPSIDA ToL, MH, Tax
|--Caseasauria X
|  |--Eothyrididae •X 
|  `--Caseidae •X MH, Tax
`--Eupelycosauria
   |--Varanopseidae X MH, Tax
   |  |--Mycterosaurinae X
   |  |  |--Mycterosaurus •X
   |  |  `--Elliotsmithia •X
   |  `--Varanodontinae X
   |     |--Aerosaurus •X
   |     `--Varanops •X
   `--+--Ophiacodontidae X MH, Tax
      |  |--Archaeothyris •X 
      |  `--Ophiacodon •X 
      `--+--Edaphosauridae X MH, Tax
         |  |--Ianthasaurus •X
         |  `--+--Lupeosaurus •X
         |     `--+--Glaucosaurus •X 
         |        `--Edaphosaurus •X 
         `--Sphenacodontia
            |--Haptodus •X
            `--+--Sphenacodontidae X MH, Tax
               |  |--Sphenacodon •X
               |  `--+--Dimetrodon •X
               |     `--Secodontosaurus •X
               `--THERAPSIDA

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