After Benton, 1990, Molnar, 1990, Rowe & Gauthier, 1990, Keesey, 1996-2000 [The Dinosauricon] and Padian, Hutchinson & Holtz, 1999
<==o †Coelophysoidea Nopcsa, 1928 (non Welles, 1984) sensu Holtz, 1994 [?Podokesauroidea] ()? |--o †Procompsognathidae Huene, 1929 [incl. Segisauridae Camp, 1939] | |-- †Procompsognathus triassicus Huene, 1921 | `-- †Segisaurus halli Camp, 1936 [Segisauridae Camp, 1939] `--o †Coelophysidae Nopcsa, 1928 (non Welles, 1984) [Podokesauridae] |?- †Gojirasaurus quayi |--o Coelophysis Cope, 1889c sensu Paul, 1988 | |-- †“Syntarsus” kayentakatae Rowe, 1989 [Syntarsus kayentakatae Rowe, 1989; Coelophysis kayentakatae (Rowe) Paul, 1988; Megapnosaurus kayentakatae (Rowe) Ivie, Slipinski & Wegrzynowicz, 2001; “Syntarsus” kayentakatae Rowe; Bristowe & Raath, 2004] | `--o †Coelophysis Cope, 1889c [taxonomic history] | |-- †C. bauri Cope, 1889c [taxonomic history] | `-- †C. rhodesiensis (Raath, 1969) [taxonomic history] `--o †Halticosaurinae Huene, 1948 sensu Paul, 1988 |?- †“Dilophosaurus” sinensis Hu, 1993 |-- †Liliensternus liliensterni (Huene, 1934a) [Halticosaurus liliensterni Huene, 1934a] |-- †Dracovenator regenti Yates, 2005 |-- †Zupaysaurus rougieri Arcucci & Coria 2003 `-- †Dilophosaurus wetherilli (Welles, 1954) [Megalosaurus wetherilli Welles, 1954]
Alternative phylogenetic hypothesis of Coelophysoids:
Afternative phylogeny after Ezcurra & Novas, 2006<==o †Coelophysoidea |-- †Dilophosaurus `--+-- †Liliensternus `--+-- †Zupaysaurus |--o †Segisauridae | `-- †Segisaurus `--o †Coelophysidae |-- †Procompsognathus Huene, 1921 `--+--+-- †“Syntarsus” kayentakatae | `-- †Gojirasaurus `--o †Coelophysis |-- †C. bauri `-- †C. rhodesiensis |
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