Alternative spelling: Heterosontosauridae
Invalid subtaxa: Geranosaurus Broom 1911 [nomen dubium], Geranosaurus atavus Broom 1911 [nomen dubium], Lycorhinidae Thulborn 1971
Full reference: A. S. Romer. 1966. Vertebrate Paleontology, 3rd edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1-468
Parent taxon: Ornithischia according to F.-L. Han et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Armatosauria, Delatorrichnus, Enoplosauria, Eocursor, Fabrosauridae, Ferganocephale, Genasauria, Gregaripus, Heterodontosauriformes, Komlosaurus, Krzyzanowskisaurus, Lesothosauria, Lesothosaurus, Metatetrapous, Neornithischia, Orthopoda, Pisanosaurus, Tacuarembovum, Thyreophora, Xiaosaurus, Gongbusaurus wucaiwanensis
Subtaxa: Abrictosaurus, Echinodon, Fruitadens, Heterodontosaurinae, Heterodontosaurus, Lycorhinus, Tianyulong
Type: Heterodontosaurus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore