Parent taxon: Pseudosuchia according to N. D. Smith et al. 2024
See also Gauthier et al. 2011, Huene 1934, Huene 1934, Nesbitt 2011, Nopcsa 1928 and Weinbaum and Hungerbühler 2007
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, Procerosuchus, Prochirotherium, Proterosuchoidea, Rileyasuchus, Rotodactylidae, Scleromochloidea, Sphenosuchoidea, Suchia, Synaptichniidae, Teleocrateridae, Youngosuchus
Subtaxa: Benggwigwishingasuchus Ctenosauriscidae Lotosaurus Mandasuchus Poposaurus Qianosuchus
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (4 collections), Germany (2), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (1), Tanzania (4), the United Kingdom (3), United States (27: Arizona, Arizona , Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 42 collections including 49 occurrences