For his part, Rauhut (1997, 2000, 2003) agreed with Long and Murry (1995) in questioning the ornithomimosaur placement of Shuvosaurus but classified it as a basal theropod.
Rauhut (in his work from 1997, 2000, and 2003) supported Long and Murry's (1995) doubts about the placement of Shuvosaurus, classifying it as a basal theropod.