PaleoDB taxon number: 53001
Alternative spelling: Caeluridae
Synonyms: Coelurosauridae Cope 1882 (no. 66526), Coelurosauroidea Cope 1882 (no. 170506)
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1881. A new order of extinct Jurassic reptiles (Coeluria). American Journal of Science 21:339-340
Parent taxon: Coelurosauria according to O. W. M. Rauhut 2003
Sister taxa: Alvarezsauria, Aorun, Bicentenaria, Bressanichnus, Britoichnium, Coelurus, Compsognathidae, Defarrariischnium, Halticosauridae, Ignotornis, Juravenator, Lapparentichnus, Lourinhanosaurus, Maniraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Megalosaurus lonzeensis, Nedcolbertia, Ngexisaurus, Ornithomimipodidae, Plesiothornipus, Satapliasaurus, Sinosauropteryx, Tanycolagreus, Taupezia, Tugulusaurus, Tyrannosauroidea, Xinjiangovenator, Xiuningpus, Zuolong
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore