†family Dryptosauridae Marsh 1890 (carnosaur)
Parent taxon: Carnosauria according to Z. Dong 1992
Sister taxa: Abelichnus, Aublysodontidae, Bahariasauridae, Changpeipus, Dinodontidae, Erectopodidae, Gryponychidae, Hunanpus, Itemiridae, Megalosauropus, Moraesichnium, Salfitichnus, Shanshanosauridae, Streptospondylidae, Xiangxipus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore