Synonyms: Belodonti Marsh 1895, Belodontia Marsh 1895, Parasuchia Huxley , Parasuchida Huxley
Parent taxon: Pseudosuchia according to M. D. Ezcurra 2016
See also Baird 1957, Carroll 1988, Charig 1967, Cope 1875, Dollo 1883, Gadow 1898, Galton 1985, Gauthier and Padian 1985, Haubold 1974, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Huene 1922, Huene 1954, Huene 1958, Hungerbühler 2002, Irmis 2005, Jaekel 1910, Jaekel 1911, Kuhn 1946, Kuhn 1964, Kuhn 1966, Kuhn 1971, Long and Murry 1995, Lull 1915, Lull 1917, Nesbitt 2011, Osborn 1903, Osborn 1903, Osborn 1904, Parrish 1993, Perrier 1928, Roxo 1937, Sereno 1991, Sereno and Arcucci 1990, Stocker 2010, Stocker and Butler 2013, Weinbaum and Hungerbühler 2007, Woodward 1898 and Zittel 1890
Sister taxa: Aetosauridae, Aetosauroidea, Browniella, Chasmatosaurus ultimus, Chirotheriidae, Chirotherioidea, Dasygnathus longidens, Dongusia, Dongusia colorata, Elachistosuchoidea, Erpetosuchidae, Gwyneddichniidae, Ingenierichnus, Koilamasuchus, Mambawakale, Nundasuchus, Ornithosuchidae, Ornithosuchoidea, Pallisteriidae, Poposauroidea, Procerosuchus, Prochirotherium, Proterosuchoidea, Rileyasuchus, Rotodactylidae, Scleromochloidea, Sphenosuchoidea, Suchia, Synaptichniidae, Teleocrateridae, Youngosuchus
Subtaxa: Angistorhinopsis Angistorhinopsis ruetimeyeri Angistorhinus gracilis Belodon Belodon ingens Belodon lepturus Belodon plieningeri Belodon scolopax Belodon superciliosus Belodon validus Brachysuchus maleriensis Centemodon Centemodon sulcatus Clepsysaurus Clepsysaurus leai Clepsysaurus pennsylvanicus Clepsysaurus veatleianus Coburgosuchus Compsosaurus Compsosaurus priscus Diandongosuchus Dicynodon rosmarus Eurydorus Eurydorus serridens Francosuchus Francosuchus broilii Francosuchus latus Heterodontichnites Heterodontosuchus Heterodontosuchus ganei Leptosuchus imperfecta Mesorhinosuchidae Mystriosuchidae Omosaurus Omosaurus perplexus Palaeoctonus Palaeoctonus appalachianus Palaeoctonus aulacodus Palaeoctonus dumblianus Palaeoctonus orthodon Palaeosaurus Palaeosaurus fraserianus Palaeosaurus platyodon Palaeosaurus stricklandi Paleorhinidae Parasuchidae Phytosaurus Phytosaurus cubicodon Phytosaurus cylindricodon Promystriosuchus Rectilinetopus Rhytidodon rostratus Rileya bristolensis Rutiodon manhattanensis Rutiodontidae Suchoprion Suchoprion cyphodon Suchoprion sulcidens Termatosaurus Termatosaurus albertii
Ecology: carnivore