PaleoDB taxon number: 153274
Full reference: S. J. Nesbitt, P. M. Barrett, S. Werning, C. A. Sidor, and A. J. Charig. 2013. The oldest dinosaur? A Middle Triassic dinosauriform from Tanzania. Biology Letters 9(1):1-5
Parent taxon: Dinosauria according to S. J. Nesbitt et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Ancistrodon, Astrodon pusillus, Camposaurus arizonensis, Carnosauriformes, Cridotrisauropus, Dictyoolithidae, Diplodocia, Dystrophaeidae, Elephantopoides, Gigantosauropus, Gyrotrisauropus, Harpagosauria, Harpedactylus, Herreravia, Huanglongpus, Iguanodonichnus, Lagunculapes, Megalosauridae, Mirsosauropus, Neosauropus, Omosaurus phillipsi, Ornithischia, Ornithischiformes, Paleodinosauria, Phytodinosauria, Phytophagi, Polemarchus, Polyclonoolithidae, Postpubici, Praepubici, Prismatoolithidae, Saltosauropus, Saurischia, Sauropodichnus, Sillimanius, Sinoichnites, Steropoides, Tarsodactylus, Tarsoplectrus, Therophagi, Therosauria, Toyamasauripus, Tretospondylia, Xiphopeza, Youngoolithidae, Yunnanpus
Subtaxa: Nyasasaurus parringtoni
Type: Nyasasaurus parringtoni
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