The new species name combination thus became Efraasia diagnostica. However, Galton and Robert Bakker later (1985) recommended that Efraasia be considered a junior synonym of another prosauropod, Sellosaurus gracilis.
As a consequence, the new classification was designated as Efraasia diagnostica. However, Galton and Robert Bakker later proposed in 1985 that Efraasia should be regarded as a junior synonym of the prosauropod Sellosaurus gracilis.