| Ornithosuchidae Fossil range: Late Triassic | |
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Ornithosuchidae is an extinct family of quadrupedal and facultatively bipedal crurotarsan archosaurs. These carnivores were geographically widespread during the Late Triassic. Three genera, Ornithosuchus, Venaticosuchus and Riojasuchus are presently known.
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| Archosauromorphs |
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| Primitive Archosauromorphs — Euparkeriidae • Erythrosuchidae • Proterochampsidae • Proterosuchidae • Choristodera • Prolacertiformes • Rhynchosauria • Trilophosauria
Crurotarsi Archosaurs — Ornithosuchidae • Aetosauria • Phytosauria • Rauisuchia • Crocodylomorpha • Crocodilia Avemetatarsalia and Ornithodira Archosaurs — Scleromochlus • Pterosauria • Dinosauromorpha • Dinosauria • Ornithischia • Saurischia • Aves Avian Archosaurs — Avialae • Archaeopteryx • Confuciusornis • Ichthyornis • Enantiornithes • Hesperornithes • Neornithes • Paleognathae • Neognathae |
