Sulcimentisauria is a

clade A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English term, ...

of derived

silesaurid Silesauridae is an extinct family of Triassic dinosauriforms. It is most commonly considered to be a clade of non-dinosaur dinosauriforms, and the sister group of dinosaurs. Some studies have instead suggested that most or all silesaurids compri ...

dinosauriforms. Sulcimentisaurian fossils have been found in

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and

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, and

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. It was defined as "the most inclusive clade that includes ''Silesaurus opolensis'' but not ''

Asilisaurus kongwe ''Asilisaurus'' ( ); from Swahili, ''asili'' ("ancestor" or "foundation"), and Greek, (, "lizard") is an extinct genus of silesaurid archosaur. The type species is ''Asilisaurus kongwe.'' ''Asilisaurus'' fossils were uncovered in the Manda Beds ...

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