[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
Genus New World Crocodylus Laurenti, 1768
Crocodylus acutus Cuvier, 1807 - American crocodile