clade · 47 represented species
saurischia is an evolutionary group represented in the dinosaur phylogenetic tree. Its exact boundaries may vary between scientific analyses.
Definition
saurischia is an evolutionary group represented in the dinosaur phylogenetic tree. Its exact boundaries may vary between scientific analyses.
A clade contains an ancestor and all of its descendants. The exact membership of Saurischia can differ between published analyses, particularly where fossils are incomplete or character interpretations change.
Name meaning: Reliable information is currently unavailable.
Branch structure
Representative taxa
A large Early Jurassic predator from Navajo Nation lands in Arizona, distinguished by two thin crests built from several skull bones. It was far larger and more powerfully constructed than its small, venom-spitting film counterpart—and no fossil supports either venom or a neck frill.
Distribution
Argentina · United States · Egypt · Morocco · Niger · United Kingdom · Algeria · Germany · France · Mexico · Mongolia · Canada · China · Antarctica · Switzerland · Thailand
Country-level summary of represented seed records, not a complete range map.
No specific uncertainty note is currently recorded. This does not mean every interpretation is settled.
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