A phylogenetic analysis of early archosaurs by Nesbitt ( 2011 ) found strong support for a sister taxon relationship between phytosaurs and Archosauria.
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Because Crurotarsi is defined by the inclusion of phytosaurs, the placement of phytosaurs outside Archosauria means that Crurotarsi must include all of Archosauria.
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Because Crurotarsi is defined by the inclusion of phytosaurs, the placement of phytosaurs outside Archosauria means that Crurotarsi must include all of Archosauria.
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In 2011, Sterling J . Nesbitt found phytosaurs to be the sister taxon of Archosauria, and therefore not crocodile-line archosaurs.
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An even lower limit is indicated by the lack of any tooth replacement, which with Archosauria begins after a few weeks at the latest.
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The most recent common ancestor of duck and crocodiles is the base of the Archosauria clade, and was probably superficially similar to modern crocodiles.
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While the 2012 analysis strongly supported the inclusion of " Parringtonia " within Erpetosuchidae, the position of Erpetosuchidae within Archosauria was uncertain.
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A molecular analysis of 248 nuclear genes from 16 vertebrate taxa suggests that turtles are a sister group to birds and crocodiles ( the Archosauria ).
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Unlike Gauthier's tree, Benton and Clark's places " Euparkeria " outside Ornithosuchia and outside the crown group Archosauria altogether.
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With the identification of " crocodilian normal " and " crocodilian reversed " ankles by Sankar Chatterjee in 1978, a basal split in Archosauria was identified.
