Palæos:		Unit 270:  Archosauromorpha
The Vertebrates		References

Archosauromorpha: References

REPTILOMORPHA
|--LEPIDOSAUROMORPHA
`--Archosauromorpha
   |--Rhynchosauria 
   `--+--Prolacertiformes
      `--Archosauriformes
         |--Euparkeriidae 
         `--Archosauria 
            |--Ornithodira
            |  |--PTEROSAURIA
            |  `--DINOSAUROMORPHA
            `--Crurotarsi
               |--Phytosauridae
               `--Rauisuchiformes
                  |--Rauisuchia
                  |  |--Ornithosuchidae 
                  |  `--+--Prestosuchidae
                  |     `--Rauisuchidae
                  `--Suchia 
                     |--Aetosauridae 
                     `--CROCODYLOMORPHA

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