After Holmes, Carroll & Reisz, 1998, Yates & Warren, 2000, Sidor et al., 2005, and Steyer et al., 2006
<==o †Temnospondyli Zittel, 1888 sensu Laurin & Reisz, 1997 |--o †Colosteoidea | `--o †Colosteidae Cope, 1875 [Pholidogasteridae Watson, 1917] | |-- †Colosteus scutellatus (Newberry, 1856) Cope, 1869 [Pygopterus scutellatus Newberry, 1856; Colosteus crassiscutatus Cope, 1869; Macrerpeton deani Moodie, 1909] | |-- †Deltaherpeton hiemstrae Bolt & Lombard 2010 | |-- †Greererpeton burkemorani Romer, 1969 | |--o †Ichthyerpeton Huxley, 1867 | | |-- †I. bradleyae Huxley, 1867 | | `-- †I. squamosum Moodie, 1909 | `-- †Pholidogaster pisciformis Huxley, 1862 [Otocratia modesta Watson, 1929] `--o Temnospondyli Zittel, 1888 sensu Holmes, Carroll & Reisz, 1998, and Yates & Warren, 2000 (temnospondyls; labyrindonts; panssarisammakot; labyrithodontit) |--+-- †Saharastega moradiensis Sidor et al., 2005 | `--o †Edopoidea Romer, 1945 sensu Steyer et al., 2006 | |-- †Edops craigi Romer, 1936 [non? Romer & Witter, 1942] [Edopidae Langston, 1953] | `-- †Cochleosauridae Broili, in Zittel & Broili, 1923 `--+-- †Capetus palustris Steen, 1938 `--o Eutemnospondyli Schoch, 2013 |--o †Dendrerpetontidae Fritsch, 1885 | |?- †Balanerpeton woodi Milner & Sequeira, 1994 | |-- †Dendrysekos helogenes Steen, 1934 [Dendrerpeton helogenes] | `--o †Dendrerpeton Owen, 1853 [Erpetocephalus Huxley 1867] | |-- †D. acadianum Owen, 1853 | |-- †D. annectens Bolt, 1991 | |-- †D. confusum Milner, 1996 | `-- †D. rugosum (Huxley 1867) [Erpetocephalus rugosum Huxley 1867] `--o Rhachitomi Watson, 1919 sensu Schoch, 2013 |--o †Euskelia Yates & Warren, 2000 [“Eryopida”] | |--o †Eryopoidea Cope, 1882 sensu Yates & Warren, 2000 | | |-- †Zatrachydidae Williston, 1910 [Zatracheidae (lapsus calami)] | | `--+-- †Parioxys Cope, 1878 (2 sp.) [Parioxyidae Moustafa, 1955] | | `-- †Eryopidae | `--o †Dissorophoidea Boulenger, 1902 sensu Williston, 1910 [non Bolt, 1969] | |?- †Melosaurus Meyer, 1857 (3 sp.) [Melosauridae Fritsch, 1885] | |-- †Micromelerpetontidae Boy, 1972 | `--+--†Branchiosauridae Cope, 1882 | `--+==o †Amphibamidae Moodie, 1909 sensu Schoch & Rubidge, 2005, and Anderson et al., 2008 [incl.? Micropholidae Abel, 1919; Doleserpetontidae; Batrachia sensu Anderson et al., 2008] | | |-- †Micropholidae Abel, 1919 | | `--+-- †Doleserpetontidae Bolt, 1969 | | `-- Batrachia Latreille, 1800 sensu Anderson et al., 2008 [Salientia + Urodela] | `--o †Olsoniformes Anderson, Henrici, Sumida, Martens & Berman, 2008 | |-- †Trematopsidae Williston, 1910 [incl. Amphibamidae sensu Yates & Warren 2000] | `-- †Dissorophidae Boulenger, 1902 (non? Williston, 1910) `--o †Limnarchia Yates & Warren, 2000 |--o †Dvinosauria Yates & Warren, 2000 | |-- †Eugyrinus wildi (Woodward, 1891) Watson, 1921 [Hylonomus wildi Woodward, 1891] | |-- †Trimerorhachidae Cope, 1891 | `--o †Dvinosauroidea Watson, 1919 sensu Säve-Söderbergh, 1935 | |-- †Eobrachyopidae Shishkin, 1964 [Saurerpetontidae Chase, 1965] | `--+-- †Dvinosaurus Amalitskii, 1921 (3 sp.) [Dvinosauridae Amalitskii, 1921; Dwinasauridae Watson, 1919] | `-- Tupilakosauridae Kuhn, 1960 [incl. Kourerpetontidae] `--o †Stereospondylomorpha Yates & Warren, 2000 |--o †Archegosauroidea (Meyer, 1857) Lydekker, 1885 | |?- †Intasuchus silvicola Konzhukova, 1956 [Intasuchidae Konzhukova, 1956] | |-- †Actinodontidae Lydekker, 1885 [Sclerocephaliae Jaekel, 1909] | `-- †Archegosauridae Meyer, 1857 `--o †Stereospondyli Fraas, 1889 sensu Yates & Warren, 2000 |-- †Peltobatrachus pustulatus (Panchen, 1959) [Peltobatrachidae] `--+-- †Lapillopsidae `--+-- †Rhinesuchidae Watson, 1919 sensu Romer, 1947 [incl. Uranocentrodontidae] `--+-- †Lydekkerinidae Broom, 1909 [Deltacephalidae Marya´nska & Shishkin, 1996] `--+--o †Mastodonsauroidea Lydekker, 1885b sensu Damiani, 2001 [Capitosauria Yates & Warren, 2000] | |?- †Sclerothorax hypselonotus v. Huene, 1932 [Sclerothoracidae v. Huene, 1932] | |-- †Benthosuchus Efremov, 1937 (5 sp.) [Benthosaurus Efremov, 1929; Rasaurus Kuzmin; Parabenthosuchus Ochev; Wetlugasaurus Ryabinin, 1930] | `--+-- †Heylerosauridae Shishkin, 1980 [Eucyclotosauridae Morales & Kamphausen] | `-- †Mastodonsauridae Lydekker, 1885b [Synonyms] `--o †Trematosauria Yates & Warren, 2000 [Trematosauroidea (Watson, 1919) sensu Damiani, 2001] |--+?- †Luzocephalus blomi Shishkin, 1980 [Lyzocephalidae Shishkin, 1980] | `--o †Trematosauroidea Watson, 1919 [taxonomic history] | |?- †Thoosuchidae [paraphyletic Benthosuchidae: Thoosuchinae] | `-- †Trematosauridae Watson, 1919 `--+--+?- †Inflectosaurus amplus Shishkin, 1960 sensu Steyer, 2002 | `--o †Metoposauroidea (Watson, 1919) | |-- †Latiscopidae [Almasauridae] | `--+-- †Callistomordax kugleri Schoch, 2008; M.Trias CEu. | `-- †Metoposauridae Watson, 1919 `--+--o †Plagiosauroidea (Abel, 1919) | |-- †Laidleria [Laidleridae] | `-- †Plagiosauridae Abel, 1919 `--+--o Rhytidosteoidea Huene, 1920 [Rhytidosteidae sensu Yates & Warren, 2000] | |?- †Peltostega [Peltostegidae Säve-Söderbergh, 1935] | |?- †Indobrachyopidae | `-- †Rhytidosteidae Huene, 1920 `--o †Brachyopomorpha Warren & Marsicano, 2000 |-- †Bothriceps australis `--o †Brachyopoidea (Lydekker, 1885) sensu Broom, 1915 |-- †Chigutisauridae Rusconi, 1949 [1951?] `-- †Brachyopidae (Lydekker, 1885) sensu Broom, 1915
Temnospondyli incertae sedis:
†Boreosaurus thorslandi Nilsson, 1943
Alterntive Phylogenies:
After Schoch, 2013<==o †Temnospondyli |--o †Edopoidea | |-- †Edops | `-- †Cochleosauridae `--o †Eutemnospondyli |--o †Dendrerpetontidae | |?- †Balanerpeton | `-- †Dendrerpeton `--o †Rhachitomi |--+--o †Dvinosauria | | |-- †Trimerorhachidae | | `--o †Dvinosauroidea | | |-- †Eobrachyopidae | | `--+-- †Dvinosaurus | | `-- Tupilakosauridae | `--+-- †Zatrachydidae | `--o †Dissorophoidea | |--+-- †Micromelerpetontidae | | `-- †Branchiosauridae | `--+==o †Amphibamidae | | |-- †Micropholidae | | `-- †Doleserpetontidae | `--o †Olsoniformes | |-- †Trematopsidae | `-- †Dissorophidae `--o †Eryopiformes |-- †Eryopidae `--o †Stereospondylomorpha |-- †Sclerocephalus |-- †Glanochthon |-- †Archegosaurus `--+-- †Australerpeton `--o †Stereospondyli |-- †Rhinesuchidae `--+-- †Lydekkerina [Lydekkerinidae] `--+--o †Capitosauria | |-- †Edingerella | ´--+-- †Benthosuchus | `--+-- †Wetlugasaurus | `--+-- †Watsoniaurus | `--o †Capitosauroidea | |-- †Parotosuchus | `--+--+-- †Eucyclotosaurus | | `-- †Cyclotosaurus | `--+-- †Paracyclotosaurus | `--+-- †Eryosuchus | `-- †Mastodontosaurus `--o †Trematosauria |--o †Brachyopoidea | |-- †Siderops [Chigutisauridae] | `--+-- †Batrachosuchus [Brachyopidae] | `--o †Plagiosauroidea | |-- †Laidleria | `-- †Plagiosauridae `--o †Trematosauroidea |-- †Trematosauridae |--+-- †Lyrocephaliscus | `-- †Peltostega `-- †Metoposauridae |
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