Theropoda (classifications)

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Cladus: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Cladus: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Cladus: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda

Name

Theropoda Marsh, 1881

Classifications

Thulborn (1975)

R. A. Thulborn. 1975. Dinosaur polyphyly and the classification of archosaurs and birds. Australian Jounal of Zoology 23:249-270 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano][1]

Class Aves

Subclass †Archaeornithes
- Order †Archaeopterygiformes
- Order †Theropoda
Subclass Neornithes

Bakker (1986)

Bakker, Robert T. (1986), The Dinosaur Heresies, William Morrow.

Infraclass Theropoda

Podokesaurs
Neotheropoda
- Ceratosaurs
- Dinoaves
  - Allosaurs
  - Tyrannosaurs
  - Ornithomimids
  - Dromaeosaurs
  - Superorder Aves
    - Archaeopteryx
    - Ichthyornis
    - Hesperornis
    - Modern birds

Paul (1988)

Paul, G. S. (1988). Predatory Dinosaurs of the World. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-61946-2.

Superorder Theropoda

Order Paleotheropoda
- Suborder Ceratosauria
  - Family Procompsognathidae
  - Family Coelophysidae
    - Subfamily Coelophysinae
    - Subfamily Halticosaurinae
  - Family Spinosauridae
  - Family Ceratosauridae
- Suborder Intertheropoda
  - Family Megalosauridae
    - Subfamily Megalosaurinae
    - Subfamily Abelisaurinae
    - Subfamily Noasaurinae
  - Family Eustreptospondylidae
    - Subfamily Eustreptospondylinae
    - Subfamily Metriacanthosaurinae
Order Avetheropoda
- Suborder Compsognathia
  - Family Compsognathidae
- Suborder Coeluria
  - Family Coeluridae
- Suborder Allosauria
  - Family Allosauridae
    - Subfamily Ornitholestinae
    - Subfamily Allosaurinae
  - Family Tyrannosauridae
    - Subfamily Aublysodontinae
    - Subfamily Tyrannosaurinae
- Suborder Protoavia
  - Family Archaeopterygidae
    - Subfamily Archaeopteryginae
    - Subfamily Dromaeosaurinae
  - Family Caenagnathidae
    - Subfamily Caenagnathinae
    - Subfamily Oviraptorinae
  - Family Ornithomimidae
    - Subfamily Garudimiminae
    - Subfamily Deinocherinae
    - Subfamily Ornithomiminae
  - Family Troodontidae
  - Family Avimimidae

Olshevsky (1991)

Olshevsky, G. (1991). A revision of the parainfraclass Archosauria Cope, 1869, excluding the advanced Crocodylia. Mesozoic Meanderings. 2, 196 pp.

Paraorder Theropoda

Parasuborder (or Order) Ceratosauria
- Family Podokesauridae
- Family Halticosauridae
- Family Ceratosauridae
- Family Megalosauridae
- Family Abelisauridae
- Family Noasauridae
Suborder Spinosauria
- Family Baryonychidae
- Family Spinosauridae
Suborder (or Order) Carnosauria
- Parafamily Eustreptospondylidae
- Family Allosauridae
- Family Itemiridae
- Family Dryptosauridae
- Parafamily Aublysodontidae
- Family Tyrannosauridae
Parasuborder Protoaviformes
- Family Protoavidae
Suborder Coelurosauria
- Family Compsognathidae
- Family Coeluridae
- Family Avisauridae
Suborder (or Order) Ornithomimosauria
- Family Ornithomimidae
- Family Deinocheiridae
Suborder Deinonychosauria
- Parafamily Archaeopterygidae
- Family Dromaeosauridae
- Family Troodontidae
Suborder (or Order) Oviraptorosauria
- Family Caenagnathidae
- Family Elmisauridae
- Family Oviraptoridae
- Family Ingeniidae
Suborder (or Order) Avimimiformes
- Family Avimimidae

Benton (2005)

Benton, M. J. (2005), Vertebrate Paleontology, 3rd ed. Blackwell Science Ltd

Suborder Theropoda

Infraorder Herrerasauria
Infraorder Coelophysoidea
Infraorder Ceratosauria
- Division Neoceratosauria
  - Subdivision Abelisauroidea
    - Family Abelisauridae
    - Family Noasauridae
  - Subdivision Ceratosauridae
Infraorder Tetanurae
- Division Megalosauria
  - Subdivision Spinosauroidea
    - Family Megalosauridae
    - Family Spinosauridae
- Division Carnosauria
  - Subdivision Allosauroidea
    - Family Allosauridae
    - Family Carcharodontosauridae
    - Family Neovenatoridae
    - Family Metriacanthosauridae
- Division Coelurosauria
  - Family Coeluridae
  - Subdivision Maniraptoriformes
    - Family Tyrannosauridae
    - Family Ornithomimidae
    - Infradivision Maniraptora
      - Family Alvarezsauridae
      - Family Therizinosauridae
      - Cohort Deinonychosauria
        Family Troodontidae
        
        Family Dromaeosauridae
        
        Class Aves

Dubois (2006)

Dubois A. 2006. — Proposed Rules for the incorporation of nomina of higher-ranked zoological taxa in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. 2. The proposed Rules and their rationale. Zoosystema 28 (1) : 165-258.

Ordo Ornithodira

Subordo †Pterosauria
Subordo Dinosauria
- Infraordo †Ornithischia
- Infraordo Saurischia
  - Hypoordo †Sauropodomorpha
  - Hypoordo Theropoda
    - Cacordo †Carnosauria
    - Cacordo †Ceratosauria
    - Cacordo Maniraptora
      - Phalanx Aves
      - Phalanx †Dromaeosauria