Full reference: R. Broom. 1903. On the Classification of the Theriodonts and their Allies. Report of the South African Association for the Advancement of Science 1:286-294
Parent taxon: Therocephalia according to F. Abdala et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Aelurosaurus, Akidnognathidae, Alopecodon, Alopecodontidae, Alopecognathus, Aloposaurus, Archaeosuchus, Arctognathus, Arctosuchus, Bauriida, Crapartinellidae, Cynochampsa, Cynodraco, Cynosuchus, Eriphostoma, Euchambersidae, Eutherocephalia, Gorgonops, Herpetogale, Hofmeyriidae, Hyaenasuchus, Ictidognathus, Ictidosuchus, Lycideopsidae, Lycosaurus, Lycosuchidae, Lycosuchus, Moschorhinidae, Ordosidae, Pardosuchus, Pristerognathidae, Pristerognathus, Regisauridae, Regisaurus, Scaloposaurida, Scaloposauridae, Scaloposaurus, Scapanodon, Scylacoides, Scylacorhinus, Scylacosaurus, Scymnognathus, Scymnosaurus, Simorhinellidae, Tigrisuchus, Trochosaurus, Trochosuchus, Yikezhaogia
Subtaxa: Glanosuchus, Ictidosaurus
Ecology: carnivore