It was not until the late 1980s, after Ceratosaurus had been shown to be a much more primitive theropod and not a coelurosaur, that the classification of Proceratosaurus was again re-examined.
1980-as évek végén, miután a Ceratosaurus jóval kezdetlegesebb theropodának, és nem coelurosaurusnak bizonyult, a Proceratosaurus besorolását újra megvizsgálták.