Saurischian monophyly and the origin of birds

Citation

Gauthier, J. A. (1986). Saurischian monophyly and the origin of birds. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences 8: 1-55.

Names first published here

• Tetanurae clade
• Maniraptora clade
• Avialae clade

Cited by clades

• Avialae
• Maniraptora
• Saurischia

  Defined Saurischia as birds and all dinosaurs closer to birds than to Ornithischia.

• Tetanurae

  Named Tetanurae as a new taxon, defined as birds and all other theropods closer to birds than to Ceratosauria.