Reptilia - Diapsida - Proterosuchidae
Synonyms: Chasmatosauridae Haughton 1924, Garjainiidae Ochev 1958, Vjushkoviidae Huene 1960
Parent taxon: Archosauriformes according to M. D. Ezcurra 2016
See also Benton 1985, Benton 1990, Camp and Banks 1978, Carroll 1988, Charig 1967, Charig and Reig 1970, Charig and Sues 1976, Cruickshank 1972, Cruickshank 1978, Gauthier et al. 1989, Huene 1922, Kuhn 1946, Kuhn 1964, Kuhn 1966, Nesbitt 2011, Thulborn 1979, Thulborn 1986, Welman 1998 and Young 1973
Sister taxa: Antarctanax, Barberenasuchus, Chasmatosuchus, Collilongus, Crosbysaurus, Crurotarsi, Cuyosuchus, Dyoplax, Erythrosuchia, Erythrosuchidae, Eucrocopoda, Euparkeriidae, Fugusuchus, Graoullyodon, Heteropelta, Incertovenator, Kalisuchus, Litorosuchus, Lucianosaurus, Marcianosuchus, Plateosaurus ornatus, Protecovasaurus, Protopyknosia, Sarmatosuchus, Syntomiprosopus, Tecovasaurus, Triopticus, Typothorax punctulatus, Uatchitodon, Vonhuenia, Wangisuchus, Wangisuchus tzeyii, Zanclodon
Subtaxa: Archosaurus Blomosuchus Proterosuchus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Triassic of Australia (1 collection), Canada (1: Nova Scotia), China (2), India (1), South Africa (19)
• Permian of the Russian Federation (3)
Total: 27 collections including 31 occurrences