在2010年,齊亞比與格里奇發表侏羅獵龍的重新研究,發現牠們與美頜龍有許多類似特徵,因此侏羅獵龍可能屬於美頜龍科。但他們同時也提出,美頜龍科可能是虛骨龍類演化過程中的某個階段集合體,而非單系群演化支[4]。在2011年,克里斯提亞諾·沙索(Cristiano Dal Sasso)與Simone Maganuco提出不同意見,認為美頜龍科是個單系群,而侏羅獵龍屬於美頜龍科,是中華龍鳥的姊妹分類單元[10]。
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