ARCHOSAURIA COPE 1869
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https://doi.org/ 10.1046/j.1096-3642.2002.00028.x |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F736CB5E-FFB3-FFF9-CCE7-F50AE6031943 |
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Carolina |
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ARCHOSAURIA COPE 1869 |
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SUPERORDER ARCHOSAURIA COPE 1869 ORDER CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK 1888 FAMILY STAGONOLEPIDIDAE LYDEKKER 1887
Revised diagnosis: Premaxilla with upturned, expanded anterior tip; premaxilla edentulous anteriorly; external naris much longer than antorbital fenestra; posterior ramus of jugal downturned (also in Lotosaurus ); infratemporal fenestra greatly reduced; posterior margin of parietal modified to receive paramedian scutes; anterior portion of dentary edentulous; jaw ‘slipper-shaped’ with acute anterior terminus; hypertrophied processes for muscle attachment on humerus (deltopectoral crest), femur (4th trochanter), tibia (intercondylar ridge), fibula (ilio-fibularis trochanter); dorsal osteoderms in rows, each row consisting of two paramedian and two lateral; paramedian osteoderms much wider than long; osteoderms without anterior or posterior lappets.
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