Synonym: Otouphepodidae Lull 1915
Full reference: R. S. Lull. 1904. Fossil footprints of the Jura-Trias of North America. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History 5(11):461-557
Parent taxon: Theropoda according to M. T. Carrano 2013
Sister taxa: Ageroolithus, Archaeornithoididae, Asianopodus, Avipoda, Boutakioutichnium, Bueckeburgichnus, Byakudansauropus, Carmelopodus, Coeluridae, Coelurosauroidea, Compsognatha, Corpulentapus, Daemonosaurus, Deinocheirosauria, Elongatoolithidae, Eodromaeus, Eoraptor, Eubrontidae, Fenestrosaurus, Fuscinapedis, Gigandipodidae, Grallatoridae, Hadrosaurichnus, Herrerasauridae, Iranosauripus, Itsukisauropus, Jialingpus, Kalohipus, Kayentapus, Kuwajimasauropus, Laevisoolithidae, Megalosauropus, Minisauripus, Neotheropoda, Neotrisauropus, Ornithoides, Ovoraptor, Paleotheropoda, Parachirotheriidae, Paragrallator, Picunichnus, Plectropus, Protoavis, Reticuloolithus, Sarmientichnus, Saurexallopus, Sauropodidae, Selenichnidae, Selenichnus, Siamopodus, Sigilmassasauridae, Sinosaurus, Skartopus, Spinosauria, Subtiliolithidae, Tawa, Therangospodus, Triprismatoolithus, Tubercuoolithus, Unenlagiidae, Wildeichnus, Yangtzepus, Yaverlandia, Zanclodontidae, Szechuanosaurus yandonensis
Subtaxa: Coelurosaurichnus, Jeholosauripus, Paracoelurosaurichnus, Saltopoides, Schizograllator, Stenonyx, Swinnertonichnus, Talmontopus
Type: Anchisauripus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore