Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Reptilia - (Order) Erythrosuchia

Phylogeny

Paraphyletic/Ancestral (para)

Ref: G. Olshevsky, 1991: 40 ("Parafamily").

Current position

†Erythrosuchia (Order) Bonaparte, 1984

Ref: T.L. Ford, 2005-present: [21 Jun 2026]; Paleofile[21 Jun 2026].

Alternative positions

Archosauria (Division) Cope, 1869	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 396.
Archosauriformes (Clade) Gauthier 1994 [Gauthier 2020]	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 396; Ezcurra et al., 2020: ext. data fig. 4. [indirect]
†Erythrosuchia (Suborder) Bonaparte, 1984	Ref: G. Olshevsky, 1991: 40.
†Proterosuchia (Suborder) Broom, 1906	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: App. (p. 619).
†Pseudosuchia (Suborder) Zittel, 1887-1890	Ref: B. Grzimek et al., 1973 (1971): 593.

Historical positions

Archosauriformes (Clade) Gauthier 1994 [Gauthier 2020]	Ref: M.D. Ezcurra et al., 2020: ext. data fig. 4. [indirect]
Archosauria (Division) Cope, 1869	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 396, box 6.1.
†Pseudosuchia (Suborder) Zittel, 1887-1890	Ref: P. Uetz, [1995-]1996: 30 Dec 1996.
†Erythrosuchia (Suborder) Bonaparte, 1984	Ref: G. Olshevsky, 1991: 40.
Archosauria ([unranked]) Cope, 1869	Ref: M.J. Benton, 1990: fig. 1.1.
†Proterosuchia (Suborder) Broom, 1906	Ref: B. Gardiner et al., 1989: 302.
†Proterosuchia (Suborder) Broom, 1906	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: App. (p. 619).
†Pseudosuchia (Suborder) Zittel, 1887-1890	Ref: B. Grzimek et al., 1973 (1971): 593.

Number of Subtaxa

2026	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	†7g;1s;1
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 21 Jun 2026	[; †7g]
1991	G. Olshevsky: 40	†12(8)g;16(10)s
1988	R.L. Carroll: 619	[; †8g]