Tetrapoda Hatschek & Cori 1896 [Gauthier, Kluge & Rowe 1988]
   Amniota Haeckel, 1866 [Gauthier, Kluge & Rowe 1988] - amniotes
     Reptilia Linnaeus 1758 [Gauthier, Kluge & Rowe 1988], nom. cl. inval. see Class Reptilia Linnaeus, 1758
       Sauria McCartney 1802 [Gauthier, Kluge & Rowe 1988], nom. cl. inval. see Clade Sauria Macartney 1802 [Gauthier & de Queiroz 2020]
         Archosauria Cope 1869 [Gauthier & Padian 1985], nom. cl. inval. see Clade Archosauria Cope 1869 [Gauthier & Padian 2020]
           Aves Linnaeus 1758 [Gauthier 1986], nom. cl. inval. see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758