Scincosauridae

Scincosauridae
Temporal range: Late Carboniferous
Life restoration of Scincosaurus crassus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Clade: Tetrapodomorpha
Order: Nectridea
Family: Scincosauridae
Jaeckel, 1909

The Scincosauridae are an extinct family of nectridean tetrapodomorphs. It includes the genera Scincosaurus and Sauravus. Unlike most other nectrideans, scincosaurids are thought to have been terrestrial.