Parent taxon: Crocodylomorpha according to A. D. Walker 1970
Sister taxa: Carnufex, Crocodilus humilis, Crocodilus kutchensis, Crocodilus proavus, Crocodilus vetustus, Dibothrosuchus, Diplosaurus nanus, Dromicosuchus, Eopneumatosuchus, Erythrochampsa, Erythrochampsa longipes, Gavialiformes, Gondwanasuchia, Goniopholidiformes, Goniopholis minor, Hallopodidae, Hallopus, Hesperosuchus, Kayentasuchus, Litargosuchus, Lukousaurus, Mycomorphoolithus, Paratetrasauropus, Pattisaura, Pedeticosaurus, Phyllodontosuchus, Pseudhesperosuchus, Redondavenator, Saltoposuchus, Solidocrania, Sphenosuchia, Sphenosuchidae, Sphenosuchus, Stegomosuchus, Stegomus longipes, Terrestrisuchus, Thalattosuchia, Thoracosaurus bahiensis, Trialestes
Subtaxa: Hallopoda Pedeticosauria
Ecology: planktonic carnivore