The early evolution of archosaurs: relationships and the origin of major clades

S. J. Nesbitt

2011

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Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 353:1-292

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Avesuchia
• Ornithosuchidae
• Pterosauromorpha
• Rauisuchidae
• Sphenosuchia
• Terrestrisuchus gracilis

Taxonomy:

• Marasuchus belongs to Dinosauriformes - Nesbitt (2011)
• Chatterjeea elegans belongs to Shuvosaurus inexpectatus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Shuvosaurus inexpectatus belongs to Shuvosaurus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Effigia okeeffeae belongs to Effigia - Nesbitt (2011)
• Sillosuchus longicervix belongs to Sillosuchus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Lotosaurus adentus belongs to Lotosaurus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Poposaurus gracilis belongs to Poposaurus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Arizonasaurus babbitti belongs to Arizonasaurus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Xilousuchus sapingensis belongs to Xilousuchus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Qianosuchus mixtus belongs to Qianosuchus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Dromomeron belongs to Lagerpetonidae - Nesbitt (2011)
• Lagerpeton belongs to Lagerpetonidae - Nesbitt (2011)
• Prestosuchus chiniquensis belongs to Prestosuchus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Pterosauria belongs to Pterosauromorpha - Nesbitt (2011)
• Theropoda belongs to Saurischia - Nesbitt (2011)
• Saurischia belongs to Dinosauria - Nesbitt (2011)
• Dinosauria belongs to Dinosauriformes - Nesbitt (2011)
• Silesauridae belongs to Dinosauriformes - Nesbitt (2011)
• Dinosauriformes belongs to Dinosauromorpha - Nesbitt (2011)
• Lagerpetonidae belongs to Dinosauromorpha - Nesbitt (2011)
• Dinosauromorpha belongs to Ornithodira - Nesbitt (2011)
• Pterosauromorpha belongs to Ornithodira - Nesbitt (2011)
• Avemetatarsalia belongs to Archosauria - Nesbitt (2011)
• Marasuchus lilloensis belongs to Marasuchus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Proterosuchidae belongs to Archosauriformes - Nesbitt (2011)
• Erythrosuchidae belongs to Archosauriformes - Nesbitt (2011)
• Vytshegdosuchus belongs to Paracrocodylomorpha - Nesbitt (2011)
• Pseudolagosuchus major belongs to Pseudolagosuchus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Pseudolagosuchus belongs to Silesauridae - Nesbitt (2011)
• Silesaurus opolensis belongs to Silesaurus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Sacisaurus agudoensis belongs to Sacisaurus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Eucoelophysis baldwini belongs to Eucoelophysis - Nesbitt (2011)
• Asilisaurus kongwe belongs to Asilisaurus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Lewisuchus admixtus belongs to Lewisuchus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Ornithodira belongs to Avemetatarsalia - Nesbitt (2011)
• Dromomeron romeri belongs to Dromomeron - Nesbitt (2011)
• Dromomeron gregorii belongs to Dromomeron - Nesbitt (2011)
• Lagerpeton chanarensis belongs to Lagerpeton - Nesbitt (2011)
• Protosuchus haughtoni belongs to Protosuchus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Postosuchus alisonae belongs to Postosuchus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Postosuchus kirkpatricki belongs to Postosuchus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Polonosuchus silesiacus belongs to Polonosuchus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Fasolasuchus tenax belongs to Fasolasuchus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Batrachotomus kupferzellensis belongs to Batrachotomus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Saurosuchus galilei belongs to Saurosuchus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Vancleavea campi belongs to Vancleavea - Nesbitt (2011)
• Revueltosaurus belongs to Aetosauria - Nesbitt (2011)
• Aetosauria belongs to Suchia - Nesbitt (2011)
• Suchia belongs to Pseudosuchia - Nesbitt (2011)
• Ornithosuchidae belongs to Pseudosuchia - Nesbitt (2011)
• Smilosuchus belongs to Phytosauria - Nesbitt (2011)
• Pseudopalatus belongs to Phytosauria - Nesbitt (2011)
• Phytosauria belongs to Crurotarsi - Nesbitt (2011)
• Crurotarsi belongs to Archosauriformes - Nesbitt (2011)
• Machaeroprosopus pristinus belongs to Pseudopalatus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Nicrosaurus gregorii belongs to Smilosuchus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Euparkeria capensis belongs to Euparkeria - Nesbitt (2011)
• Revueltosaurus callenderi belongs to Revueltosaurus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Erythrosuchus africanus belongs to Erythrosuchus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Proterosuchus fergusi belongs to Proterosuchus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Prolacerta broomi belongs to Prolacerta - Nesbitt (2011)
• Mesosuchus browni belongs to Mesosuchus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Erythrosuchus belongs to Erythrosuchidae - Nesbitt (2011)
• Proterosuchus belongs to Proterosuchidae - Nesbitt (2011)
• Vancleavea belongs to Archosauriformes - Nesbitt (2011)
• Archosauriformes belongs to Archosauromorpha - Nesbitt (2011)
• Pseudosuchia belongs to Archosauria - Nesbitt (2011)
• Archosauria belongs to Crurotarsi - Nesbitt (2011)
• Poposaurus belongs to Poposauroidea - Nesbitt (2011)
• Postosuchus belongs to Rauisuchidae - Nesbitt (2011)
• Polonosuchus belongs to Rauisuchidae - Nesbitt (2011)
• Fasolasuchus belongs to Loricata - Nesbitt (2011)
• Batrachotomus belongs to Loricata - Nesbitt (2011)
• Saurosuchus belongs to Loricata - Nesbitt (2011)
• Prestosuchus belongs to Loricata - Nesbitt (2011)
• Effigia belongs to Shuvosauridae - Nesbitt (2011)
• Shuvosaurus belongs to Shuvosauridae - Nesbitt (2011)
• Sillosuchus belongs to Shuvosauridae - Nesbitt (2011)
• Lotosaurus belongs to Poposauroidea - Nesbitt (2011)
• Avesuchia belongs to Archosauria - Nesbitt (2011)
• Qianosuchus belongs to Poposauroidea - Nesbitt (2011)
• Sphenosuchia belongs to Crocodylomorpha - Nesbitt (2011)
• Crocodylomorpha belongs to Loricata - Nesbitt (2011)
• Rauisuchidae belongs to Loricata - Nesbitt (2011)
• Loricata belongs to Paracrocodylomorpha - Nesbitt (2011)
• Poposauroidea belongs to Paracrocodylomorpha - Nesbitt (2011)
• Paracrocodylomorpha belongs to Suchia - Nesbitt (2011)
• Rauisuchia belongs to Suchia - Nesbitt (2011)
• Ticinosuchus ferox belongs to Ticinosuchus - Nesbitt (2011)
• Ticinosuchus belongs to Suchia - Nesbitt (2011)