PaleoDB taxon number: 57429
Full reference: T. R. Holtz, Jr. and K. Padian. 1995. Definition and diagnosis of Theropoda and related taxa. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15(3, suppl.):35A
Parent taxon: Coelurosauria according to C. Hendrickx and O. Mateus 2014
Sister taxa: Alvarezsauria, Aorun, Bicentenaria, Bressanichnus, Britoichnium, Coeluridae, Coelurus, Compsognathidae, Cridotrisauropus, Defarrariischnium, Juravenator, Kainomoyenisauropus, Lapparentichnus, Lourinhanosaurus, Maniraptora, Megalosaurus lonzeensis, Nedcolbertia, Neotripodiscus, Ngexisaurus, Ornithomimipodidae, Plesiothornipus, Qomoqomosauropus, Satapliasaurus, Sinosauropteryx, Tanycolagreus, Taupezia, Trisauropodiscus, Tugulusaurus, Tyrannosauroidea, Xinjiangovenator, Xiuningpus, Zuolong
Subtaxa: Arctometatarsalia, Therizinosauria, Tyrannoraptora
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore