Parent taxon: Pseudosuchia according to S. J. Nesbitt 2011
See also Benton 1985, Gauthier et al. 2011, Karl 2007, Laurito and Valerio 2008, Long and Murry 1995, Parrish 1993, Sereno 1991 and Sereno and Arcucci 1990
Sister taxa: Aetosauridae, Aetosauroidea, Browniella, Chasmatosaurus ultimus, Chirotheriidae, Chirotherioidea, Dasygnathus longidens, Dongusia, Dongusia colorata, Elachistosuchoidea, Erpetosuchidae, Gwyneddichniidae, Ingenierichnus, Koilamasuchus, Mambawakale, Nundasuchus, Ornithosuchidae, Ornithosuchoidea, Pallisteriidae, Phytosauria, Poposauroidea, Procerosuchus, Prochirotherium, Proterosuchoidea, Rileyasuchus, Rotodactylidae, Scleromochloidea, Sphenosuchoidea, Synaptichniidae, Teleocrateridae, Youngosuchus
Subtaxa: Aetosauria Crocodiliformes Gracilisuchidae Paracrocodylomorpha Prestosuchidae Rauisuchia Rauisuchiformes Shuvosauridae Teratosauridae Ticinosuchus
Ecology: carnivore