†family Mesosauridae Baur 1889 (amniote)
Invalid subtaxa: Mesosaurus pleurogaster Seeley 1892 [nomen dubium], Noteosaurus Broom 1913 [invalid subgroup], Noteosaurus africanus Broom 1913 [nomen dubium]
Full reference: G. Baur. 1889. Palaeohatteria Credner, and the Proganosauria. American Journal of Science 27(220):310-313
Parent taxon: Sauropsida according to M. Laurin and R. R. Reisz 1995
Sister taxa: Millerosauria, Reptilia
Subtaxa: Brazilosaurus, Mesosaurus, Stereosternum
Ecology: amphibious piscivore