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Majungasaurini
Taxonomy
Majungasaurinae was named by Tortosa et al. (2014). It was considered monophyletic by Tortosa et al. (2014).
It was reranked as the tribe Majungasaurini by Delcourt (2018).
It was assigned to Abelisauridae by Tortosa et al. (2014) and Filippi et al. (2016); and to Carnotaurinae by Delcourt (2018).
It was reranked as the tribe Majungasaurini by Delcourt (2018).
It was assigned to Abelisauridae by Tortosa et al. (2014) and Filippi et al. (2016); and to Carnotaurinae by Delcourt (2018).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2014 | Majungasaurinae Tortosa et al. p. 64 |
| 2016 | Majungasaurinae Filippi et al. p. 217 fig. 9 |
| 2018 | Majungasaurini Delcourt p. 2 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Tr. †Majungasaurini Tortosa et al. 2014
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G. †Majungasaurus Lavocat 1955
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†Majungasaurus crenatissimus Depéret 1896
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Invalid names: Majungatholus atopus Sues and Taquet 1979 [synonym]
Invalid names: Majungatholus Sues and Taquet 1979 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| T. Tortosa et al. 2014 | Majungasaurinae are defined by the combination of the following synapomorphies: (1) an antorbital fenestra anteroposteriorly expanded, (2) a parietal forming an anteriorly widening triangular plate associated with an elevated posterior narrow sagittal crest [also present in Carnotaurus (Bonaparte and Novas, 1985; Paulina Carabajal, 2011a), but lower in other brachyrostrans suc has Aucasaurus (Paulina Carabajal, 2011b), Abelisaurus (Bonaparteand Novas, 1985; Paulina Carabajal, 2011b), and Ekrixinatosaurus(Novas, 2009)]; (3) two foramina for the middle cerebral vein lying close to the sagittal plane and located on both sides of the supraoccipital crest; (4) an occipital condyle with a wide dorsal groove |