Full reference: T. R. Holtz, Jr. and K. Padian. 1995. Definition and diagnosis of Theropoda and related taxa. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15(3, suppl.):35A
Parent taxon: Coelurosauria according to C. Hendrickx and O. Mateus 2014
See also Currie 1997, Dal Sasso and Signore 1996, Holtz 1995, Holtz 1996, Holtz 1998, Holtz 2000, Holtz and Padian 1995, Hutt et al. 2001, Senter 2007, Senter et al. 2004, Sereno 1998 and Sereno 1999
Sister taxa: Alvarezsauria, Aratasaurus, Bicentenaria, Brasileosaurus, Bressanichnus, Britoichnium, Calamospondylus, Coelurus, Compsognathidae, Cridotrisauropus, Deferrariischnium, Juravenator, Kainomoyenisauropus, Kol, Lapparentichnus, Lourinhanosaurus, Maniraptora, Megalosaurus lonzeensis, Megaraptora, Nedcolbertia, Neotripodiscus, Ngexisaurus, Ornithomimipodidae, Plesiothornipus, Qomoqomosauropus, Satapliasaurus, Shanbeipus, Sinosauropteryx, Tanycolagreus, Taupezia, Trisauropodiscus, Tyrannosauroidea, Xinjiangovenator, Xiuningpus, Zuolong
Subtaxa: Arctometatarsalia Therizinosauria Tyrannoraptora
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore