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Re: ornithosuchids
> [...] If Pterosaurs are non-archosaurs, then we can use: (1)
> Ornithosuchia (if ornithosuchids are closer to birds than to crocs); or
(2)
> Avemetatarsalia if ornithosuchids are closer to crocs than to birds.
> That is another reason why Crurotarsi (and its purported
> "synapomorphies") need to be carefully reevaluated, and the sooner the
> better. Where Ornithosuchidae fits in is still very uncertain and very
> controversial.
AFAIK it is very certain and not in the least controversial... Is there
still anyone who thinks Ornithosuchidae is closer to Dinosauria than to
crocs?