Archosauria

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Information on the Internet

• Taxon Search: Stem Archosauria. Paul Sereno.
• Bibliography of Crocodilian Biology. Maintained by Mason Meers.
• Crocodilians. Natural History & Conservation. Created by Adam Britton.
• Crocodilians on the Net. List of links maintained by Arthur Busbey.
• Geologists At UNC-CH Discover State's "Most Spectacular" Fossils. Information about the recent discovery of a new species of Late Triassic rauisuchian. ScienceDaily.
• Introduction to Euparkeria. UCMP Berkeley.
• Introduction to the Pterosauria. UCMP Berkeley.