ɪt wʌz kənsˈɪdɚd ɐn ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv nˈeɪm fɚðə ɡɹˈuːp "ˌɔːɹnɪθəsˈʌkiə", wˌɪtʃ wʌz nˈeɪmd baɪ ʒˈæk ɡˈɔːθiɚ tə kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːnd tʊ ˌɑːɹtʃˈɑːsɔːɹz klˈoʊsɚ tə dˈaɪnəsˌɔːɹz ðɐn tə kɹˌɑːkədˈɪliənz.
It was considered an alternative name for the group "Ornithosuchia", which was named by Jacques Gauthier to correspond to archosaurs closer to dinosaurs than to crocodilians.