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Dinosauromorphs
Temporal range:
Middle Triassic–Present, 245–0Ma
(possible Early Triassic record)
Lagosuchus Talampayensis.png
Reconstructed skeleton of a Lagosuchus talampayensis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Ornithodira
Clade: Dinosauromorpha
Benton, 1984
Subgroups

†Lagerpetidae
†Lagosuchus
Dinosauriformes

Dinosauromorpha are a clade of archosaurs that includes dinosaurs and other closely related animals. Birds are the only surviving dinosauromorphs.

The name was coined by Michael J. Benton in 1984. The first clade definitions were by Paul Sereno in 1991. He defined the concept as:

The last common ancestor of Lagerpeton chanarensis, Marasuchus lilloensis, Pseudolagosuchus major and the Dinosauria (including Aves) and all its descendants.

Another term, with somewhat different coverage is Avemetatarsalia.

Images for kids

  • Marasuchus hip photo

    Pelvis of Marasuchus (=Lagosuchus?) specimen PVL 3870

  • Ixalerpeton skeletal

    Skeletal diagram of Ixalerpeton

See also

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