Parent taxon: Crocodylia according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021
See also Astibia et al. 2000, Böhme 2008, Brochu 1999, Brochu et al. 2009, Farke et al. 2014, Martin et al. 2010, Norell et al. 1994, Pinheiro et al. 2013, Salisbury et al. 2006, Silva Lacerda et al. 2020 and Williamson 1996
Sister taxa: Amphicoelia, Archaeosuchidae, Asiatosuchus volgensis, Asiatosuchus zajsanicus, Asifcroco, Baharijodon, Batrachopodidae, Borealosuchus, Bottosaurus tuberculatus, Brachydectes major, Brachygnathosuchus, Brevirostres, Coelospondilia, Colossoemys, Colossoemys macrococcygeana, Crocodilus delucii, Crocodilus pristinus, Crocodylus sinhaleyus, Deinosuchus rugosus, Dijaquesopus, Dinosuchus terror, Diplocynodus sphenops, Emys quaternaria, Europaeosuchus, Gavialis dixoni, Gavialis papuensis, Gavialoidea, Hatcherichnus, Isselosaurus, Isselosaurus doduni, Kuangyuanpus, Laiyangpus, Longirostres, Machinosaurus, Mehliella, Nihilichnus, Peipesuchus, Pinacosuchus, Planocraniidae, Pliosaurus phosphaticus, Pristichampsinae, Procoelia, Procrocodilia, Pyrenodon, Rhytisodon, Stenosaurus, Thecachampsa serrata, Thecachampsa squankensis, Tienosuchus, Trialestia, Zholsuchus
Subtaxa: Akanthosuchus Balanerodus Balanerodus logimus Bottosaurus perrugosus Deinosuchus Diplocynodon Diplocynodontidae Diplocynodontinae Globidonta Leidyosuchus Menatalligator Protoalligator
Ecology: planktonic carnivore