Dinosauromorpha

Dinosauromorphs
Temporal range: Early Triassic – Present, 249–0 Ma (possible Early Triassic record)
From top to bottom and left to right, different type of dinosauromorphs: Asilisaurus, Borealopelta, Triceratops and Giganotosaurus.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Ornithodira
Clade: Dinosauromorpha
Benton, 1985[1]
Subgroups

Dinosauromorpha is a clade of avemetatarsalians (archosaurs closer to birds than to crocodilians) that includes the Dinosauria (dinosaurs) and some of their close relatives. It was originally defined to include dinosauriforms and lagerpetids,[3] with later formulations specifically excluding pterosaurs from the group.[4] Birds are the only dinosauromorphs which survive to the present day.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference benton1985 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Matthew G. Baron; Megan E. Williams (2018). "A re-evaluation of the enigmatic dinosauriform Caseosaurus crosbyensis from the Late Triassic of Texas, USA and its implications for early dinosaur evolution". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 63. doi:10.4202/app.00372.2017.
  3. ^ Sereno, Paul C. (1991-12-31). "Basal Archosaurs: Phylogenetic Relationships and Functional Implications". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 11 (sup004): 1–53. Bibcode:1991JVPal..11S...1S. doi:10.1080/02724634.1991.10011426. ISSN 0272-4634.
  4. ^ Nesbitt, S.J. (2011). "The early evolution of archosaurs: relationships and the origin of major clades". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 352: 1–292. doi:10.1206/352.1. hdl:2246/6112. S2CID 83493714.