†family Dinodontidae Cope 1866 (carnosaur)
Alternative spelling: Deinodontidae
Parent taxon: Carnosauria according to F. v. Huene 1948
Sister taxa: Abelichnus, Aublysodontidae, Bahariasauridae, Changpeipus, Dryptosauridae, Erectopodidae, Gryponychidae, Hunanpus, Itemiridae, Megalosauropus, Moraesichnium, Salfitichnus, Shanshanosauridae, Streptospondylidae, Xiangxipus
Subtaxa: Deinodontinae
Type: Deinodon
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore