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
      |  |-- †“Syntarsuskayentakatae Rowe, 1989 [Syntarsus kayentakatae Rowe, 1989; Coelophysis kayentakatae (Rowe) Paul, 1988; Megapnosaurus kayentakatae (Rowe) Ivie, Slipinski & Wegrzynowicz, 2001; “Syntarsuskayentakatae 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
         |?- †“Dilophosaurussinensis 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
            `--+--+-- †“Syntarsuskayentakatae
               |  `-- †Gojirasaurus
               `--o †Coelophysis
                  |-- †C. bauri
                  `-- †C. rhodesiensis

Refecence(s):