Parent taxon: Crocodylia according to J. P. Rio and P. D. Mannion 2021
See also Zittel 1890
Sister taxa: Alligatoroidea, 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, Machinosaurus, Mehliella, Nihilichnus, Peipesuchus, Pinacosuchus, Planocraniidae, Pliosaurus phosphaticus, Pristichampsinae, Procoelia, Procrocodilia, Pyrenodon, Rhytisodon, Stenosaurus, Thecachampsa serrata, Thecachampsa squankensis, Tienosuchus, Trialestia, Zholsuchus
Subtaxa: Crocodyloidea Jiangxisuchus Prodiplocynodon Rhynchosuchidae
Ecology: carnivore