In 2008, Mickey Mortimer believed that Lukousaurus was either an abelisaurid ceratosaur or a sphenosuchian, but revised her position in 2011 after placing it as a basal pseudosuchian using a phylogenetic matrix developed by Sterling Nesbitt.
In 2008, Mickey Mortimer thought that Lukousaurus was either an abelisaurid ceratosaur or a sphenosuchian, but she altered her classification to a basal pseudosuchian using a phylogenetic matrix developed by Sterling Nesbitt in 2011.