Captorhinidae

Captorhinids Temporal range: Pennsylvanian - Lopingian 300–252 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil Captorhinus specimens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Eureptilia
Family:	†Captorhinidae Case, 1911
Type species
†Captorhinus aguti Cope, 1895
Genera
See text
Synonyms
Romeriidae Price, 1937

Captorhinidae is an extinct family of tetrapods, typically considered primitive reptiles, known from the late Carboniferous to the Late Permian. They had a cosmopolitan distribution across Pangea.