†family Protorosauridae Lydekker 1888 (archosauromorph)
Parent taxon: Prolacertiformes according to M. J. Benton 1985
Sister taxa: Akropus, Drepanosauromorpha, Tanystropheidae, Trachelosaurus, Cosesaurus, Rhombopholis, Jesairosaurus, Podopterygidae, Prolacertidae
Subtaxa: Kadimakara, Macrocnemus, Malerisaurus, Microcnemus, Protorosaurus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore