Full reference: F. E. Novas. 1992. La evolucion de los dinosaurios carnivoros [The evolution of carnivorous dinosaurs]. In J. L. Sanz and A. D. Buscalioni (eds.), Los Dinosaurios y Su Entorno Biotico: Actas del Segundo Curso de Paleontologia in Cuenca. Instituto "Juan Valdez", Cuenca, Argentina 126-163
Parent taxon: Theropoda according to B. P. Pérez-Moreno et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Ageroolithus, Anchisauripodidae, Archaeornithoididae, Asianopodus, 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, Saurexallopus, Sauropodidae, Selenichnidae, Selenichnus, Siamopodus, Sigilmassasauridae, Sinosaurus, Skartopus, Spinosauria, Subtiliolithidae, Tawa, Therangospodus, Triprismatoolithus, Tubercuoolithus, Unenlagiidae, Wildeichnus, Yangtzepus, Yaverlandia, Zanclodontidae, Szechuanosaurus yandonensis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore