†family Mesosauridae Baur 1889 (amniote)
Osteichthyes - Sauropsida - Mesosauridae
Full reference: G. Baur. 1889. Palaeohatteria Credner, and the Proganosauria. American Journal of Science 27(220):310-313
Parent taxon: Sauropsida according to M. Laurin and R. R. Reisz 1995
See also Baur 1889, Carroll 1988, Gauthier et al. 1988, Gürich 1889, Haughton and Brink 1954, Huene 1941, Karl et al. 2007, Kuhn 1946, Rossmann 2000, Sedor and Ferigolo 2001 and Zittel 1890
Sister taxon: Reptilia
Subtaxa: Brazilosaurus Mesosaurus Mesosaurus pleurogaster Noteosaurus Noteosaurus africanus Stereosternum
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution:
• Permian of Brazil (22 collections), Namibia (6), Paraguay (1), South Africa (7), Uruguay (2)
Total: 38 collections including 61 occurrences