†family Macroplacidae Rieppel 2000 (placodont)
Reptilia - Placodontia - Macroplacidae
Full reference: O. Rieppel. 2000. Handbuch der PaHioherpetologie Teil 12A Sauropterygia I: Placodontia, Pachypleurosauria, Nothosauroidea, Pistosauroidea. 1-134
Parent taxon: Placochelyida according to O. Rieppel 2000
Sister taxa: Macroplacus, Placochelys, Protenodontosauridae, Protenodontosaurus, Psephoderma
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Macroplacidae in the database