A clade of diapsid reptiles that developed from archosauromorph ancestors some time in the Late Permian (roughly 250 million years ago). It was defined by Jacques Gauthier (1994) as the clade stemming from the last common ancestor of Proterosuchidae and Archosauria (the group that contains crocodiles, pterosaurs and dinosaurs (including birds);[1] Phil Senter (2005) defined it as the most exclusive clade containing Proterosuchus and Archosauria.[2]
- ^ Gauthier J. A. (1994): The diversification of the amniotes. In: D. R. Prothero and R. M. Schoch (ed.) Major Features of Vertebrate Evolution: 129-159. Knoxville, Tennessee: The Paleontological Society.
- ^ Phil Senter (2005). "Phylogenetic taxonomy and the names of the major archosaurian (Reptilia) clades". PaleoBios. 25 (2): 1–7.
Subcategories
This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
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- Erythrosuchids (9 P)
- Phytosaurs (39 P)
- Proterochampsians (19 P)
- Proterosuchids (9 P)
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Pages in category "Archosauriforms"
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