Phylum [Vertebrata] Lamarck, 1801 see Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801
   Class Reptilia Linnaeus, 1758 - reptiles
     Subclass Diapsida Osborn, 1903 - diapsids see Clade Diapsida Osborn 1903 [Gauthier & de Queiroz 2020]
       Infraclass Archosauromorpha Huene, 1946 see Clade Archosauromorpha Huene 1946 [Benton 1985], nom. cl. inval.
         Superorder Archosauria Cope, 1869 - archosaurs see Clade Archosauria Cope 1869 [Gauthier & Padian 1985], nom. cl. inval.
           Order †Saurischia Seeley, 1887 see Clade Saurischia Seeley 1888 [Gauthier, Langer, Novas, Bittencourt & Ezcurra 2020]
             Suborder †Theropoda Marsh, 1881 see Clade Theropoda Marsh 1881 [Naish, Cau, Holtz Jr., Fabbri & Gauthier 2020]
               Infraorder †Coelurosauria Huene, 1914 see Division Coelurosauria Huene, 1914
                 Family †Compsognathidae Cope, 1871
                   1 Genus †Compsognathus Wagner, 1859