Full reference: R. Barsbold. 1976. K evolyutsii i sistematike pozdnemezozoyskikh khishchnykh dinozavrov [The evolution and systematics of late Mesozoic carnivorous dinosaurs]. In N. N. Kramarenko, B. Luvsandansan, Y. I. Voronin, R. Barsbold, A. K. Rozhdestvensky, B. A. Trofimov & V. Y. Reshetov (eds.), Paleontology and Biostratigraphy of Mongolia. The Joint Soviet-Mongolian Paleontological Expedition, Transactions 3:68-75
Parent taxon: Theropoda according to A. O. Averianov and H. Sues 2024
See also Barsbold 1976, Barsbold 1977, Benton 1990, Chatterjee 1993, Clark et al. 2004, Currie 1997, Holtz 1994, Holtz 1995, Holtz 1998, Holtz 2000, Hutchinson and Padian 1997, Makovicky et al. 2004, Maryanska et al. 2002, McFeeters et al. 2016, Osmolska 1990, Osmólska 1997, Rauhut 2003, Russell 1984, Senter et al. 2004, Sereno 1998, Sereno 1999, Sereno 2017 and Serrano-Brañas et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Ageroolithus, Allosaurus sibiricus, Altispinax, Anchisauripodidae, Anteavis, Archaeornithoididae, Avalonia, Avipoda, Boutakioutichnium, Bradycnemidae, Byakudansauropus, Calamospondylus, Carmelopodus, Coeluroidae, Coeluroidea, Compsognatha, Corpulentapus, Deinocheirosauria, Deinodontia, Dispersituberoolithus, Elaphrosaurus iguidiensis, Elongatoolithidae, Embasaurus, Erythrovenator, Eubrontes titanopelobatidus, Eubrontidae, Eutynichnium, Fenestrosaurus, Filichnites, Fuscinapedis, Gigandipodidae, Grallatoridae, Gypsichnites, Hadrosaurichnus, Halticosaurus, Himeoolithus, Hispanosauropus, Hunanpus, Iberosauripus, Iliosuchidae, Iranosauripus, Irenesauripus, Itsukisauropus, Jialingpus, Kakuru, Kakuru kujani, Kalohipus, Kayentapus, Kuwajimasauropus, Laevisoolithidae, Massospondylus rawesi, Megalosauropus, Megalosaurus cloacinus, Megalosaurus hungaricus, Megalosaurus insignis, Megalosaurus lydekkeri, Megalosaurus obtusus, Megalosaurus pombali, Moraesichnium, Neotheropoda, Nipponoolithus, Oblongoolithidae, Orcauichnites, Ordexallopus, Ornithoides, Ornithopodichnites, Ostafrikasaurus, Ostendichnus, Ovoraptor, Ozraptor, Paleotheropoda, Parachirotheriidae, Paracorpulentapus, Paragrallator, Picunichnus, Pinnatoolithidae, Plectropus, Poekilopleuron schmidti, Protoavis, Prototrisauropodiscus, Ralikhomopus, Reticuloolithus, Salfitichnus, Saltopoides, Sarmientichnus, Saurocephalus monasterii, Sauropodidae, Segisauridae, Selenichnidae, Selenichnus, Shuangbaisaurus, Siamopodus, Sigilmassasauridae, Sinosaurus, Spinosauria, Stillatuberoolithus, Symphypoda, Szechuanosaurus, Therangospodus, Triprismatoolithus, Trisauropodiscidae, Tristraguloolithus, Tubercuoolithus, Unenlagiidae, Vitakrisauria, Wakinosaurus, Wakinyantanka, Walgettosuchus, Wildeichnus, Xiangxipus, Yangtzepus, Yaverlandia, Zanclodon cambrensis, Zanclodon silesiacus, Zanclodontoidae, Zhengichnus, Zhengichnus jinningensis
Subtaxa: Afromimus Arkansaurus Aviatyrannis Beishanlong Coelosaurus Deinocheiridae Garudimimidae Harpymimidae Hexing Kinnareemimus Nqwebasauridae Nqwebasaurus Ornithomimidae Ornithomimoidea Pelecanimimidae Pelecanimimus Shenzhousaurus Thecocoelurus Valdoraptor
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore