Parent taxon: Crocodylia according to P. Burke et al. 2024
See also Brochu 2004, Brochu 2006, Brochu et al. 2009, Farke et al. 2014, Hua and Jouve 2004, Martin et al. 2010, Rio and Mannion 2021 and Salisbury et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Alligatoroidea, Amphicoelia, Archaeosuchidae, Asiatosuchus volgensis, Asiatosuchus zajsanicus, Asifcroco, Baharijodon, Batrachopodidae, 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, Hatcherichnus, Isselosaurus, Isselosaurus doduni, Kuangyuanpus, Laiyangpus, Longirostres, Machinosaurus, Mehliella, Nihilichnus, Peipesuchus, Pinacosuchus, Planocraniidae, Pliosaurus phosphaticus, Pristichampsinae, Procoelia, Procrocodilia, Pyrenodon, Rhytisodon, Stenosaurus, Thecachampsa serrata, Thecachampsa squankensis, Tienosuchus, Trialestia, Zholsuchus
Subtaxa: Crocodilus basifissus Crocodilus basitruncatus Crocodilus fastigiatus Crocodilus marylandicus Crocodilus obscurus Crocodilus tenebrosus Dolichochampsa Dollosuchoides Eosuchus Gavialidae Gavialosuchus Gunggamarandu Harpacochampsa Holopsisuchus cordatus Holopsisuchus glyptodon Holopsisuchus pneumaticus Kentisuchus Maroccosuchus Ocepesuchus Thecachampsa Thecachampsa serratus Thecachampsoides Thoracosaurus grandis
Ecology: carnivore