fˈiːtʃɚz ʌvðə mˈæksɪlɚɹi bˈoʊn, tˈiːθ, bɹˈeɪŋkeɪs ænd fˈɔːɹlɪm mˈɛnt ðætðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti fˌaɪloʊdʒnˈɛɾɪk ɐnˈæləsˌɪs ʌv ˈɛzkɜːɹə ænd kˈɑːliːɡz plˈeɪst lˈædʒɚpˌɛɾɪdˌiː nˈɛkst tə tˈɛɹəsˌɔːɹz wɪðˌɪn tˌɛɹəsˈɔːɹəmˌoːɹfə, ɹᵻmˈuːvɪŋ ðə fˈæmɪli fɹʌm dˌɪnəsˈɔːɹəmˌoːɹfə.
Features of the maxillary bone, teeth, braincase and forelimb meant that the 2020 phylogenetic analysis of Ezcurra and colleagues placed Lagerpetidae next to pterosaurs within Pterosauromorpha, removing the family from Dinosauromorpha.