Invalid subtaxa: Aublysodon Leidy 1868 [nomen dubium], Deinodon Leidy 1856 [nomen dubium], Dinodon Leidy 1856 [nomen dubium], Diplotomodon Leidy 1868 [nomen dubium], Diplotomodon horrificus Leidy 1865 [nomen dubium], Dryptosaurus macropus Cope 1868 [nomen dubium], Laelaps macropus Cope 1868 [nomen dubium], Tarbosaurus lanpingensis Yeh 1975 [nomen dubium], Tomodon horrificus Leidy 1865 [nomen dubium], Tyrannosaurus lanpingensis Yeh 1975 [nomen dubium]
Full reference: A. D. Walker. 1964. Triassic reptiles from the Elgin area: Ornithosuchus and the origin of carnosaurs. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B, Biological Sciences 248:53-134
Parent taxon: Coelurosauria according to O. W. M. Rauhut et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Alvarezsauria, Aniksosaurus, Aorun, Bicentenaria, Bressanichnus, Britoichnium, Coelurus, Columbosauripus, Compsognathidae, Compsognathus, Defarrariischnium, Halticosauridae, Ignotornis, Juravenator, Lapparentichnus, Lourinhanosaurus, Maniraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Nedcolbertia, Ngexisaurus, Ornitholestes, Ornithomimipus, Plesiothornipus, Proceratosaurus, Richardoestesia, Satapliasaurus, Segisauridae, Shensipus, Sinosauropteryx, Tanycolagreus, Taupezia, Therizinosauroidea, Tugulusaurus, Xinjiangovenator, Zuolong
Subtaxa: Alectrosaurus, Appalachiosaurus, Aviatyrannis, Bagaraatan, Bistahieversor, Calamosaurus, Dilong, Dryptosaurus, Eotyrannus, Guanlong, Juratyrant, Labocania, Proceratosauridae, Raptorex, Santanaraptor, Stokesosaurus, Timimus, Tyrannosauridae, Xiongguanlong, Yutyrannus
Type: Tyrannosaurus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore