Allokotosauria
| Allokotosauria Temporal range: Middle–Late Triassic,
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| Skeleton of Trilophosaurus buettneri | |
| Skeleton of Teraterpeton | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Crocopoda |
| Clade: | †Allokotosauria Nesbitt et al., 2015 |
| Families | |
Allokotosauria is a clade of early archosauromorph reptiles from the Middle to Late Triassic known from Asia, Africa, North America and Europe. Allokotosauria was first described and named when a new monophyletic grouping of specialized herbivorous archosauromorphs was recovered by Sterling J. Nesbitt, John J. Flynn, Adam C. Pritchard, J. Michael Parrish, Lovasoa Ranivoharimanana and André R. Wyss in 2015. The name Allokotosauria is derived from Greek meaning "strange reptiles" in reference to an unexpected grouping of early archosauromorphs with a high disparity of features typically associated with herbivory.