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Ornithosuchidae is an extinct family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 of quadrupedal and facultatively bipedal crurotarsan archosaur
Archosaur

Archosaurs are a group of diapsid reptiles represented by modern birds and crocodilians. This group also includes extinct non-avian dinosaurs, pterosaurs and relatives of crocodiles....
s. These carnivores were geographically widespread during the Late Triassic
Late Triassic

The Late Triassic is in the geologic timescale the third and final of three epoch s of the Triassic geological timescale. The corresponding series is known as the Upper Triassic....
. Three genera, Ornithosuchus
Ornithosuchus

Ornithosuchus is an extinct genus of crurotarsi from the Late Triassic of Scotland. Originally it was thought to be the ancestor to the carnosaur dinosaurs , however now it is known to be more closely related to crocodilians than dinosaurs....
, Venaticosuchus
Venaticosuchus

Venaticosuchus is a genus of Late Triassic quadrupedal crurotarsan archosaur. Originally it was thought to be the ancestor to the carnosauria dinosaurs ; however, now it is known to be more closely related to crocodilians than dinosaurs....
 and Riojasuchus
Riojasuchus

Riojasuchus is an extinct genus of quadrupedal crurotarsan archosaur....
 are presently known.








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Ornithosuchidae is an extinct family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 of quadrupedal and facultatively bipedal crurotarsan archosaur
Archosaur

Archosaurs are a group of diapsid reptiles represented by modern birds and crocodilians. This group also includes extinct non-avian dinosaurs, pterosaurs and relatives of crocodiles....
s. These carnivores were geographically widespread during the Late Triassic
Late Triassic

The Late Triassic is in the geologic timescale the third and final of three epoch s of the Triassic geological timescale. The corresponding series is known as the Upper Triassic....
. Three genera, Ornithosuchus
Ornithosuchus

Ornithosuchus is an extinct genus of crurotarsi from the Late Triassic of Scotland. Originally it was thought to be the ancestor to the carnosaur dinosaurs , however now it is known to be more closely related to crocodilians than dinosaurs....
, Venaticosuchus
Venaticosuchus

Venaticosuchus is a genus of Late Triassic quadrupedal crurotarsan archosaur. Originally it was thought to be the ancestor to the carnosauria dinosaurs ; however, now it is known to be more closely related to crocodilians than dinosaurs....
 and Riojasuchus
Riojasuchus

Riojasuchus is an extinct genus of quadrupedal crurotarsan archosaur....
 are presently known.

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