Archosauromorpha

Belongs within: Neodiapsida.
Contains: Rhynchosauridae, Archosauriformes.

The Archosauromorpha are the total group of all animals more closely related to the living archosaurs (crocodilians and birds) than to the lepidosaurs (lizards and related taxa). As well as the archosaurs, archosauromorphs included such animals as the beaked, herbivorous Rhynchosauridae. The Prolacertidae are lizard-like animals known from the Triassic of Africa and Australia. The Sharovipterygidae are small, gracile reptiles with long hind limbs known from the middle to late Triassic of Europe and central Asia. A patagium is preserved around the hind limbs of Sharovipteryx mirabilis, indicating that these animals were arboreal gliders. Helveticosaurus zollingeri is a marine reptile from the Middle Triassic of Europe that possessed a deep, muscular tail.

<==Archosauromorpha [Parathecodontia, Prolacertiformes]
    |--Aenigmastropheus parringtoniNB17
    `--+--Prolacertoides jimusarensisNB17
       |--Jesairosaurus lehmaniNB17
       `--+--RhynchosauridaeSS15
          `--+--Boreopricea funereaNB17
             `--+--+--Tasmaniosaurus triassicusNB17
                |  `--ArchosauriformesNB17
                `--ProlacertidaeB93
                     |--Prolacerta Parrington 1935NB17, E88 [incl. PriceaJ94]
                     |    `--P. broomi Parrington 1935B93 [incl. Pricea longipes Broom & Robinson 1948SC18]
                     `--MalerisaurusB93
                          |--M. langstoni Chatterjee 1986B93
                          `--M. robinsonae Chatterjee 1980B93

Archosauromorpha incertae sedis:
  Sharovipterygidae [Podopterygidae]DS16
    |--Sharovipteryx Cowen 1981BC03, W91 [=Podopteryx Sharov 1971 (preoc.)W91]
    |    `--S. mirabilis (Sharov 1971)B93
    `--Ozimek Dzik & Sulej 2016DS16
         `--*O. volans Dzik & Sulej 2016DS16
  TrachelosaurusE88
  KadimakaraE88
  Dinocephalosaurus Li 2002D07
    `--D. orientalisD07
  Helveticosaurus [Helveticosauridae]B93
    `--H. zollingeri Peyer 1943B93

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[B93] Benton, M. J. 1993. Reptilia. In: Benton, M. J. (ed.) The Fossil Record 2 pp. 681–715. Chapman & Hall: London.

[BC03] Bonde, N., & P. Christiansen. 2003. The detailed anatomy of Rhamphorhynchus: axial pneumaticity and its implications. In: Buffetaut, E., & J.-M. Mazin (eds) Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs. Geological Society Special Publications 217: 217–232. The Geological Society: London.

[D07] Dixon, D. 2007. The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures. Hermes House: London.

[DS16] Dzik, J., & T. Sulej. 2016. An early Late Triassic long-necked reptile with a bony pectoral shield and gracile appendages. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 61 (4): 805–823.

[E88] Evans, S. E. 1988. The early history and relationships of the Diapsida. In: Benton, M. J. (ed.) The Phylogeny and Classification of the Tetrapods vol. 1. Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds pp. 221–260. Clarendon Press: Oxford.

[J94] Juul, L. 1994. The phylogeny of basal archosaurs. Palaeontologia Africana 31: 1–38.

[NB17] Nesbitt, S. J., R. J. Butler, M. D. Ezcurra, P. M. Barrett, M. R. Stocker, K. D. Angielczyk, R. M. H. Smith, C. A. Sidor, G. Niedźwiedzki, A. G. Sennikov & A. J. Charig. 2017. The earliest bird-line archosaurs and the assembly of the dinosaur body plan. Nature 544: 484–487.

[SS15] Schoch, R. R., & H.-D. Sues. 2015. A Middle Triassic stem-turtle and the evolution of the turtle body plan. Nature 523: 584–587.

[SC18] Simões, T. R., M. W. Caldwell, M. Talanda, M. Bernardi, A. Palci, O. Vernygora, F. Bernardini, L. Mancini & R. L. Nydam. 2018. The origin of squamates revealed by a Middle Triassic lizard from the Italian Alps. Nature 557: 706–709.

[W91] Wellnhofer, P. 1991. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pterosaurs.  Salamander Books: London.