Synonym: Goniopoda Cope 1866
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1881. Principal characters of American Jurassic dinosaurs. Part V. The American Journal of Science and Arts, series 3 21:417-423
Parent taxon: Dinosauria according to D. Pol et al. 2024
See also Allain et al. 2012, Anderson and Cruickshank 1978, Apesteguia et al. 2016, Averianov et al. 2024, Azuma et al. 2016, Baiano et al. 2020, Baird and Horner 1979, Bakker 1986, Bakker and Galton 1974, Battail 1986, Baur 1887, Benton 1979, Benton 1990, Bittencourt and Langer 2011, Bonaparte and Novas 1985, Brinkman and Sues 1987, Broom 1913, Buscalioni and Sanz 1987, Carpenter 1992, Carrano 2023, Carrano et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Charig 1967, Chokchaloemwong et al. 2019, Chure et al. 2006, Clarke and Chiappe 2001, Colbert 1964, Colbert 1970, Cope 1866, Cope 1867, Cope 1869, Cope 1871, Cope 1875, Cope 1877, Cope 1883, Delair 1960, Delair 1973, Delcourt and Iori 2020, Dollo 1884, Dollo 1885, Ellenberger 1972, Ely and Case 2019, Estes 1964, Ezcurra 2006, Gadow 1897, Gadow 1898, Gadow 1901, Gao and Liu 2005, Gauthier 1986, Gauthier et al. 1989, Gauthier and Padian 1985, Gay 2010, Gegenbaur 1898, Haubold 1971, Haubold 1974, Haughton and Brink 1954, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Huene 1902, Irmis 2005, Janensch 1914, Jensen 1985, Joleaud 1922, Kuhn 1946, Kuhn 1966, Kuhn 1971, Lamanna et al. 2020, Lambe 1905, Langer 2004, Langer and Benton 2006, Langer et al. 2010, Lapparent 1947, Loewen et al. 2013, Long and Murry 1995, Longrich et al. 2017, Lü and Brusatte 2015, Lull 1904, Lull 1912, Lull 1915, Lull 1917, Lull 1924, Lull 1953, Lydekker 1885, Lydekker 1888, Maisch and Matzke 2003, Mansel-Pleydell 1902, Marsh 1882, Marsh 1884, Marsh 1884, Marsh 1885, Marsh 1894, Marsh 1895, Marsh 1896, Martinelli and Forasiepi 2004, Martínez and Alcober 2009, Matthew 1915, Matthew and Brown 1922, McGinnis 1982, McIntosh 1981, McKelvey 1920, Miller 1967, Motta et al. 2020, Nesbitt 2011, Nopcsa 1901, Novas 1992, Novas 1996, Novas et al. 2008, Osborn 1903, Osborn 1904, Osmolska 1990, Ostrom 1965, Ostrom 1980, Parks 1935, Parrish and Carpenter 1986, Parsch 1963, Paul 1988, Peng et al. 2001, Perrier 1928, Porfiri et al. 2018, Poropat et al. 2020, Poust et al. 2020, Quenstedt 1882, Rauhut 2003, Rauhut and Pol 2017, Reig 1970, Romer 1956, Romer 1966, Rowe 1989, Roxo 1937, Russell 1984, Sauvage 1896, Sauvage 1898, Sauvage 1900, Sauvage 1914, Seeley 1879, Sereno 1997, Sereno 1998, Sereno 1999, Sereno 2017, Sereno et al. 1993, Simmons 1965, Steel 1970, Swinton 1934, Swinton 1936, Swinton 1970, Tatarinov 1964, Thulborn 1975, Thurmond and Jones 1981, Tornier 1913, Van Den Broeck 1900, von Zittel 1911, Wang et al. 2020, Winkler 1893, Woodward 1898, Xu et al. 2018, Yates 2005, You et al. 2014, Zaher et al. 2020, Zahner and Brinkmann 2019, Zanno et al. 2011 and Zittel 1890
Sister taxa: Ancistrodon, Astrodon pusillus, Carnosauriformes, Dictyoolithidae, Diplodocia, Dongyangoolithidae, Dystrophaeidae, Fusioolithidae, Gigantosauropus, Harpagosauria, Herreravia, Huanglongpus, Iguanodonichnus, Lagunculapes, Megalosauridae, Mirsosauropus, Mosaicoolithus, Neosauropus, Nyasasaurus, Omosaurus phillipsi, Ornithischiformes, Paleodinosauria, Phaceloolithidae, Phytodinosauria, Phytophagi, Polyclonoolithidae, Postpubici, Praepubici, Prismatoolithidae, Saurischia, Sauropodichnus, Similifaveoloolithidae, Sinoichnites, Stalicoolithidae, Therophagi, Therosauria, Toyamasauripus, Tretospondylia, Xiphopeza, Youngoolithidae, Yunnanpus, Ornithischia
Subtaxa: Ageroolithus Allosaurus sibiricus Altispinax Anchisauripodidae Archaeornithoididae Avalonia Avipoda Boutakioutichnium Bradycnemidae Byakudansauropus Calamospondylus Carmelopodus Ceratosauria Chindesaurus Coeluroidae Coeluroidea Compsognatha Corpulentapus Daemonosaurus Deinocheirosauria Deinodontia Dispersituberoolithus Elaphrosaurus iguidiensis Elongatoolithidae Embasaurus Eodromaeus Erythrovenator Eubrontes titanopelobatidus Eubrontidae Eutynichnium Fenestrosaurus Filichnites Fuscinapedis Gigandipodidae Grallatoridae Gypsichnites Hadrosaurichnus Halticosaurus Herrerasauridae Himeoolithus Hispanosauropus Hunanpus Iberosauripus Iliosuchidae Iranosauripus Irenesauripus Itsukisauropus Jialingpus Kakuru Kakuru kujani Kalohipus Kayentapus Kuwajimasauropus Laevisoolithidae Massospondylus rawesi Megalosauropus Megalosaurus cloacinus Megalosaurus hungaricus Megalosaurus insignis Megalosaurus lydekkeri Megalosaurus obtusus Megalosaurus pombali Moraesichnium Neotheropoda Nipponoolithus Oblongoolithidae Orcauichnites Ordexallopus Ornithoides Ornithopodichnites Ostafrikasaurus Ostendichnus Ovoraptor Ozraptor Paleotheropoda Parachirotheriidae Paracorpulentapus Paragrallator Picunichnus Plectropus Poekilopleuron schmidti Protoavis Prototrisauropodiscus Reticuloolithus Salfitichnus Sarmientichnus Saurocephalus monasterii Sauropodidae Segisauridae Selenichnidae Selenichnus Shuangbaisaurus Siamopodus Sigilmassasauridae Sinosaurus Spinosauria Stillatuberoolithus Symphypoda Szechuanosaurus Tawa Therangospodus Triprismatoolithus Trisauropodiscidae Tristraguloolithus Tubercuoolithus Unenlagiidae Vitakrisauria Wakinosaurus Wakinyantanka Walgettosuchus Wildeichnus Xiangxipus Yangtzepus Yaverlandia Zanclodon cambrensis Zanclodon silesiacus Zanclodontoidae Zhengichnus Zhengichnus jinningensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore