Synonym: Thecodontosaurus alophos Haughton 1932 [nomen dubium]
Full reference: S. J. Nesbitt, P. M. Barrett, S. Werning, C. A. Sidor, and A. J. Charig. 2013. The oldest dinosaur? A Middle Triassic dinosauriform from Tanzania. Biology Letters 9(1):1-5
Parent taxon: Dinosauria according to S. J. Nesbitt et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Actiosaurus, Carnosauriformes, Cridotrisauropus, Dictyoolithidae, Dystrophaeidae, Geosauridae, Gyrotrisauropus, Harpagosauria, Harpedactylus, Herreravia, Lagunculapes, Ornithischia, Ornithischiformes, Ornithoscelida, Paleodinosauria, Phytodinosauria, Polemarchus, Prismatoolithidae, Rachitrema, Ravatosauropus, Saltosauropus, Saurischia, Sillimanius, Spondylosoma, Steropoides, Symphypoda, Tarsodactylus, Tarsoplectrus, Therosauria, Toyamasauripus, Tretospondylia, Xiphopeza, Youngoolithidae
Subtaxa: Nyasasaurus parringtoni
Type: Nyasasaurus parringtoni
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