在阿贝力龙科中,雷霆龙的位置更难确定。尤其是它表现出一种矛盾的混合特征:尾端横突上的突起是典型的短吻龙类特征,但上颌骨上宽阔的眶前窗的存在却是一个祖征(英语:plesiomorphy and symplesiomorphy)(即具有基底阿贝力龙超科的特征,但与其他阿贝力龙科不同)。因此,系统发育分析将本属放在阿贝力龙科的基础位置中,但无法解决它的亲缘关系。由此产生的演化树如下。[1]
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