Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Benthosuchidae
Parent taxon: Capitosauroidea according to R. L. Carroll 1988
See also Efremov 1940
Sister taxa: Antarctosuchus, Bogdania fragmenta, Capitosauroides, Cyclotosauridae, Cyclotosaurus albertyni, Deltacephalidae, Eocyclotosaurus, Eryosuchidae, Eryosuchus, Mastodonsauridae, Mastodonsaurus, Mastodonsaurus silesiacus, Meyerosuchus, Odenwaldia, Paracyclotosauridae, Paracyclotosaurus, Parotosaurus turfanensis, Parotosuchidae, Parotosuchus, Rewanobatrachus, Yarengiidae, Yarengia, Promastodonsaurus, Heylerosauridae, Abiadisaurus, Mentosaurus
Subtaxa: Angusaurus Benthosuchinae Eocyclotosaurinae Qantasinae Syrtosuchinae Volgosuchus Vyborosaurus
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Antarctica (1 collection), the Russian Federation (23)
Total: 24 collections including 26 occurrences