Unambiguous members

Since the seminal studies of the 1980s, Archosauromorpha has consistently been found
to contain four specific reptile groups, although the definitions and validity of the groups
themselves have been questioned. The least controversial group is Rhynchosauria ("beak
reptiles"), a monophyletic clade of stocky herbivores. Many rhynchosaurs had highly
modified skulls, with beak-like premaxillary bones and wide heads.
Shringasaurus, a horned allokotosaurian from the family Azendohsauridae.
Another group of archosauromorphs has traditionally been represented
by Trilophosaurus, an unusual iguana-like herbivorous reptile quite different from the
rhynchosaurs. Gauthier used the name "Trilophosauria" for this group, but a 2015 study
offered an alternative name. This study found that Azendohsauridae, Triassic reptiles
previously mistaken for "prosauropod" dinosaurs, were in fact close relatives
of Trilophosaurus and the rest of Trilophosauridae. Trilophosaurids and azendohsaurids
are now united under the group Allokotosauria ("strange reptiles").[9] These two groups
did not survive the end of the Triassic period, but the most famous group of
archosauromorphs not only survived, but have continued to diversify and dominate
beyond the Triassic-Jurassic extinction. These were the Archosauriformes, a diverse
assortment of animals including the famous dinosaurs and pterosaurs. Two subclades of
Archosauriformes survive to the present day: the semiaquatic crocodilians and the last of
the feathered dinosaurs: birds. Gauthier used the name Archosauria to refer to what is
now called the Archosauriformes; in modern studies, the name Archosauria has a more
restricted definition that only includes the ancestors of crocodilians (i.e. Pseudosuchia)
and birds (i.e. Avemetatarsalia).