Full reference: G. S. Paul. 1988. Predatory Dinosaurs of the World. Simon & Schuster, New York 1-464
Parent taxon: Tetanurae according to C. Hendrickx and O. Mateus 2014
See also Apesteguia et al. 2016, Carrano et al. 2012, Holtz 1994, Holtz 1995, Holtz 1996, Holtz 1998, Holtz 2000, Holtz et al. 2004, Mateus 1998, Mateus et al. 2006, Paul 1988 and Yates 2005
Sister taxa: Allosauroidea, Allosaurus medius, Allosaurus tendagurensis, Becklespinax, Caudocoelus, Chienkosaurus, Chuandongocoelurus, Coelurosauria, Creosaurus potens, Cruxicheiros, Cryolophosaurus, Dandakosaurus, Eustreptospondylidae, Gasosaurus, Inosaurus, Kaijiangosaurus, Kayentavenator, Megalosauroidea, Megalosaurus pannoniensis, Neotetanurae, Orionides, Pandoravenator, Phaedrolosaurus, Prodeinodon, Sinocoelurus, Spinosauroidea, Streptospondylus cuvieri, Teinurosaurus, Torvosauroidea, Vectaerovenator, Yunyangosaurus
Subtaxa: Bahariasaurus Carnosauria Coeluria Compsognathia Iliosuchus Protoavia Shanyangosaurus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore