Basal and Main

Canon Discontinuity: Happens fairly often between the main text & genus list (for instance, in the carnosaur, deinonychosaur & basal ornithopod chapters).

Source: Literature / Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages
Placodonts and nothosaurs were the two main groups of Triassic sea reptiles, both relatively small compared to the most famous Jurassic-Cretaceous marine reptiles, but still large animals compared with other basal Triassic reptiles.

Source: Useful Notes / Prehistoric Life - Non-Dinosaurian Reptiles

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