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Spondylosoma

Spondylosoma, an example aphanosaur

Clade Aphanosauria (hidden lizards) is an extinct clade of avemetatarsalian archosaurs & the sister branch to Ornithodira [which includes dinosaurs & pterosaurs, the former group containing Aves (Birds)]. Aphanosauria only contains 4 known genera, Dongusuchus, Spondylosoma, Teleocrater, & Yarasuchus, all 4 being monospecific genera.

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