Concise hierarchy

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

Phylogeny

Paraphyletic/Ancestral (para)

Ref: G. Olshevsky, 1991: 41 ("Parasuborder").

Current position

†Rauisuchia (Order) Bonaparte, 1982

Ref: T.L. Ford, 2005-present: [14 Jul 2026]; Paleofile[14 Jul 2026].

Alternative positions

†Pseudosuchia (Order) Zittel, 1887-1890	Ref: G. Olshevsky, 1991: 41.
†Thecodontia (Order) Owen, 1859	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: App. (p. 619).

Historical positions

†Pseudosuchia (Order) Zittel, 1887-1890	Ref: G. Olshevsky, 1991: 41.
†Thecodontia (Order) Owen, 1859	Ref: B. Gardiner et al., 1989: 302.
†Thecodontia (Order) Owen, 1859	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: App. (p. 619).

Number of Subtaxa

2026	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	†5f;33g;15s;18
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 15 Jul 2026	[; †5f;33g]
1991	G. Olshevsky: 41	†1f;24(22)[26]g;34(25)s
1988	R.L. Carroll: 619	[; †2f;16g]