The Forgotten Archosaurs

Originating approximately 250 million years ago, the Archosauria ("Ruling Reptiles") became one of the most diverse and successful clades of vertebrates on earth. However, many of the amazing creatures that are a part of that diversity are often overshadowed by the poster children of the archosaurs - the dinosaurs. This blog looks at those often forgotten archosaurs, focusing especially on the croc-line, but occasionally looking at the bird-line and even outside of crown-group Archosauria.

Pictures

View a slide-show of my pictures of various museum displays featuring crurotarsans (species and museum information available by clicking on the slide-show):

Field Photos

Slide-show of my pictures from the Hayden Quarry of Ghost Ranch:

Slide-shows of my pictures of field work at Petrified Forest National Park: