[Crurotarsi] Sereno & Arcucci 1990
   Crocodylomorpha Walker 1968 [Clark 1988] see Subclass Crocodylomorpha Hay, 1930
     Crocodyliformes Clark 1988 [Sereno, Larsson, Sidor & Gado 2001]
       Mesoeucrocodylia Whetstone & Whybrow 1983 [Sereno, Larsson, Sidor & Gado 2001]
         Eusuchia Huxley 1875 {Brochu 2003}
           [crown] Crocodylia Gmelin 1789 [Clark 1988] see Order Crocodylia Wagler, 1830
             [crown] Brevirostres von Zittel 1890 [Brochu 2003]
               Crocodyloidea Fitzinger 1826 {Brochu 2003} see Superfamily Crocodyloidea Cuvier, 1807
                 [crown] Crocodylidae Cuvier 1807 {Brochu 2003} see Family Crocodylidae Cuvier, 1807
                   Crocodylinae Cuvier 1807 {Brochu 2003} see Subfamily Crocodylinae Cuvier, 1807
                     1 †"Crocodylus" megarhinus Andrews, 1905
                     2 †Mekosuchinae Willis, Molnar & Scanlon 1993 [Salisbury & Willis 1996] {Brochu 2003} see Subfamily Mekosuchinae Balouet & Buffetaut, 1987
                     3.1 Osteolaeminae Brochu 2003 [Brochu 2003] see Subfamily Osteolaeminae Brochu, 2003
                     3.2.1 Crocodylus cataphractus Cuvier, 1825 - African slender-snouted crocodile see Mecistops cataphractus (Cuvier, 1825)
                     3.2.2.1 †Crocodylus palaeindicus Falconer, 1859
                     3.2.2.2 IndoPacific Crocodylus Laurenti, 1768
                     3.2.2.3.1 Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768 - Nile crocodile
                     3.2.2.3.2 Genus New World Crocodylus Laurenti, 1768
                     4 †Crocodylus bambolii Ristori, 1890, nom. dub., incertae sedis
                     5 †Crocodylus pigotti Tchernov & van Couvering, 1978, incertae sedis
                     6 †Crocodylus checchiai Maccagno, 1948, incertae sedis