Synonym: Exallopus Harris et al. 1996 [replaced name]
Full reference: J. D. Harris. 1997. Four-toed theropod footprints and a paleomagnetic age from the Whetstone Falls Member of the Harebell Formation (Upper Cretaceous: Maastrichtian), northwestern Wyoming: a correction. Cretaceous Research 18:139
Parent taxon: Theropoda according to M. G. Lockley et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Ageroolithus, Anchisauripodidae, 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, Kuangyuanpus, Kuwajimasauropus, Laevisoolithidae, Megalosauropus, Minisauripus, Neotheropoda, Neotrisauropus, Ornithoides, Ovoraptor, Paleotheropoda, Parachirotheriidae, Paragrallator, Picunichnus, Plectropus, Protoavis, Reticuloolithus, Sarmientichnus, Sauropodidae, Selenichnidae, Selenichnus, Siamopodus, Sigilmassasauridae, Sinosaurus, Skartopus, Spinosauria, Subtiliolithidae, Tawa, Therangospodus, Triprismatoolithus, Tubercuoolithus, Unenlagiidae, Wildeichnus, Yangtzepus, Yaverlandia, Zanclodontidae, Szechuanosaurus yandonensis
Subtaxa: Saurexallopus lovei, Saurexallopus zerbsti
Type: Exallopus lovei
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore