†family Saurosternidae Haughton 1924 (crown diapsid)
Reptilia - Eosuchia - Saurosternidae
Parent taxon: Lepidosauromorpha according to M. J. Benton 1985
See also Kuhn 1946 and Kuhn 1966
Sister taxa: Airistagiz, Anisodontosaurus, Blomosaurus, Coartaredens, Feralisaurus, Fraxinisaura, Hohlachia, Klainjosaura, Kudnu, Lepidosauria, Lepidosauriformes, Marmoretta, Neosauroides, Paliguana, Paliguanidae, Sophineta, Tamaulipasaurus, Taytalura, Vellbergia, Vinitasaura
Subtaxa: none
Type: Saurosternon
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Saurosternidae in the database