†family Morosauridae Marsh 1882 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia - Morosauridae

Alternative spelling: Morosaurinae

Parent taxon: Sauropoda according to J. F. Bonaparte 1978

See also Arldt 1909, Charig 1967, Depéret 1896, Depéret 1900, Dollo 1884, Dollo 1889, Hatcher 1903, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Huene 1908, Huene 1908, Huene 1909, Huene 1914, Huene 1914, Huene 1927, Huene 1927, Jaekel 1914, Kuhn 1946, Kuhn 1966, Lull 1911, Lull 1924, Lydekker 1888, Marsh 1883, Marsh 1884, Marsh 1884, Marsh 1885, Marsh 1895, Marsh 1896, Marsh 1898, Matthew 1915, Nopcsa 1923, Nopcsa 1928, Peterson and Gilmore 1902, Roxo 1937, Sauvage 1882, Swinton 1936, Swinton 1970, Tornier 1913, Vetter 1884, von Zittel 1911, Winkler 1893 and Zittel 1890

Sister taxa: Acanthopholis platypus, Aepisaurus, Agustiniidae, Asiatosaurus, Astrodon johnstoni, Atlantosauridae, Atlantosaurus, Barosaurus affinis, Blikanasauridae, Bothriospondylidae, Bothriospondylus elongatus, Bothrosauropodidae, Bothrosauropodoidea, Brachiosaurus nougaredi, Brontopodidae, Brontopodus, Brontosauridae, Bruhathkayosaurus, Calorckosauripus, Camarasauroidea, Campylodoniscus, Cetiosaurus epioolithicus, Cetiosaurus hypoolithicus, Cetiosaurus longus, Cetiosaurus medius, Chiayusaurus, Chinshakiangosaurus, Chondrosteosaurus, Chubutisauridae, Clasmodosaurus, Clasmodosaurus spatula, Dachongosaurus, Damalasaurus, Eosauropoda, Faveoloolithidae, Gigantosaurus, Gravisauria, Hamanosauripus, Haplocanthosauridae, Herrerasauridae, Homalosauropodidae, Homalosauropodoidea, Iguanodon praecursor, Isanosaurus, Koreanosauripus, Kotasaurus, Kunmingosaurus, Lamplughsaura, Lancanjiangosaurus, Lessemsauridae, Mamenchisauroidea, Mamenchisaurus fuxiensis, Mamenchisaurus guangyuanensis, Mamenchisaurus yunnanensis, Megalobrontes, Microdontosaurus, Microsaurops, Morinosaurus, Morinosaurus priscus, Neosodon, Nurosaurus, Ohmdenosaurus, Oplosaurus, Ornithopsidae, Oshanosaurus, Parabrontopodidae, Pleurocoelus altus, Pleurocoelus nanus, Pleurocoelus valdensis, Polyonyx, Pulanesaura, Qinlingosaurus, Ravatichnus, Rotundichnus, Sanpasaurus, Tapinosaurus, Tendaguriidae, Titanosauria, Titanosauriformes, Titanosaurus lydekkeri, Titanosaurus montanus, Ultrasaurus, Vulcanodon, Zizhongosaurus

Subtaxa: none

Type: Morosaurus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Morosauridae in the database

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