†family Branchiosauridae Fritsch 1883 (tetrapod)
Parent taxon: Dissorophoidea according to R. R. Schoch 2013
Sister taxa: Amphibamidae, Doleserpetontidae, Micromelerpetontidae, Micropholidae, Olsoniformes
Subtaxa: Apateon, Branchiosaurus, Leptorophus, Melanerpeton, Schoenfelderpeton
Ecology: amphibious carnivore