plˌeɪɾəsˈɔːɹɪdˌiː wʌz ɹᵻkˈʌvɚd æz ɐ mˌɑːnoʊfaɪlˈɛɾɪk ɡɹˈuːp ɪnðə lˈɑːɹdʒ fˌaɪloʊdʒnˈɛɾɪk ɐnˈæləsˌɪs ʌv ˈɜːli dˈaɪnəsˌɔːɹz ðæt wʌz pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd baɪ bˈæɹən, nˈoːɹmən ænd bˈæɹɪt tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn ɪnðə dʒˈɜːnəl nˈeɪtʃɚ.
Plateosauridae was recovered as a monophyletic group in the large phylogenetic analysis of early dinosaurs that was presented by Baron, Norman & Barrett (2017) in the journal Nature.