†subfamily Melosaurinae Fritsch (tetrapod)
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Archegosauridae
Parent taxon: Archegosauridae according to R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2000
See also Golubev 1995
Sister taxa: Archegosaurinae, Bashkirosaurus, Collidosuchus, Kashmirosaurus, Platyoposaurinae, Platyoposaurus, Platyops, Platyposaurinae, Tryphosuchinae
Subtaxa: Koinia Melosaurus
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of the Russian Federation (9 collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence