Full reference: P. Upchurch, P. M. Barrett, and P. Dodson. 2004. Sauropoda. The Dinosauria (2nd edition). University of California Press, Berkeley 259-322
Parent taxon: Titanosauria according to M. D. D'Emic 2013
Sister taxa: Adamantisaurus, Aegyptosaurus, Andesauridae, Andesauroidea, Andesaurus, Atsinganosaurus, Australodocus, Balochisauridae, Baotianmansaurus, Barrosasaurus, Daxiatitan, Jainosaurus, Karongasaurus, Malakhelisaurus, Mongolosaurus, Pakisauridae, Petrobrasaurus, Pitekunsaurus, Rapetosaurus, Titanopodus, Titanosauridae, Uberabatitan, Xianshanosaurus
Subtaxa: Ampelosaurus, Elaltitan, Epachthosaurus, Eutitanosauria, Lirainosaurus, Magyarosaurus, Malawisaurus, Narambuenatitan, Nemegtosauridae, Paludititan, Paralititan, Pellegrinisaurus, Qingxiusaurus, Saltasauridae
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore