Silesauridae was named by Langer et al. (2010) [referred to as a "stem-based clade" instead of a family: "All archosaurs closer to Silesaurus opolensis, than to Heterodontosaurus tucki and Marasuchus lilloensis." Note that Nesbitt et al (2010: reference 32231) also erect Silesauridae as a "new clade" but with a different phylogenetic definition.]. It was considered monophyletic by Langer et al. (2010), Nesbitt (2011).

It was assigned to Parapredentata by Fonseca et al. (2024); and to Dinosauriformes by Nesbitt et al. (2010), Langer et al. (2010), Nesbitt (2011), Bittencourt and Langer (2011), Sarigul et al. (2018), Martz and Small (2019), Lovelace et al. (2025).