Parent taxon: Tetanurae according to P. C. Sereno 1999
See also Hutt et al. 1996, Sampson et al. 1998, Sereno 1997, Sereno 1998, Sereno et al. 1998, Sereno et al. 1996 and Sereno et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Allosaurus medius, Allosaurus tendagurensis, Avetheropoda, Becklespinax, Caudocoelus, Chienkosaurus, Chuandongocoelurus, Coelurosauria, Creosaurus potens, Cruxicheiros, Cryolophosaurus, Dandakosaurus, Eustreptospondylidae, Gasosaurus, Inosaurus, Kaijiangosaurus, Kayentavenator, Megalosauroidea, Megalosaurus pannoniensis, Orionides, Pandoravenator, Phaedrolosaurus, Prodeinodon, Sinocoelurus, Spinosauroidea, Streptospondylus cuvieri, Teinurosaurus, Torvosauroidea, Vectaerovenator, Yunyangosaurus
Subtaxa: Averostra
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
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