sˌʌm pˌeɪliːoʊntˈɑːlədʒˌɪsts hæv ˈiːvən kənsˈɪdɚd ɪɾ æz ðə mˈoʊst bˈeɪsəl kɹˈaʊn ɡɹˈuːp tˈɛtɹɐpˌɑːd, wˌaɪl ˈʌðɚz hˈɛzᵻtˌeɪt tʊ ˈiːvən plˈeɪs ɪt wɪðˌɪn ðə tˌɛtɹɐpˈoʊdə sˈuːpɚklˌæs.
Some paleontologists have even considered it as the most basal crown group tetrapod, while others hesitate to even place it within the Tetrapoda superclass.