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Eusaurischia

Reptilia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Eusaurischia Padian et al. p. 77
2004Eusaurischia Langer p. 27
2005Eusaurischia Yates p. 118 fig. 9
2006Eusaurischia Ezcurra p. 657 fig. 3
2006Eusaurischia Langer and Benton p. 348 fig. 15
2011Eusaurischia Bittencourt and Langer p. 35
2011Eusaurischia Cabreira et al. p. 1036
2011Eusaurischia Novas et al. p. 341 fig. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Eusaurischia
Eusaurischia

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.

Unr. Eusaurischia Padian et al. 1999
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Unr. †Sauropodomorpha Huene 1932 [sauropodomorph]
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G. †Arcusaurus Yates et al. 2011
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Arcusaurus pereirabdalorum Yates et al. 2011
G. †Asylosaurus Galton 2007
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Asylosaurus yalensis Galton 2007
Unr. †Bagualosauria Langer et al. 2019
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G. †Bagualosaurus Pretto et al. 2019
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Bagualosaurus agudoensis Pretto et al. 2019
Unr. †Plateosauria Tornier 1913
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Unr. †Anchisauria Galton and Upchurch 2004
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Unr. †Prosauropoda Huene 1920 [prosauropod]
Invalid names: Melanorosauridae Huene 1929 [empty]
G. †Buriolestes Cabreira et al. 2016
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Buriolestes schultzi Cabreira et al. 2016
G. †Efraasia Galton 1973
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Efraasia minor Huene 1908
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Invalid names: Palaeosaurus diagnosticus Fraas 1912 [synonym], Sellosaurus fraasi Huene 1908 [synonym]
G. †Eoraptor Sereno et al. 1993
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Eoraptor lunensis Sereno et al. 1993
G. †Eosauropus Lockley et al. 2006
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Eosauropus cimarronensis Lockley et al. 2006
Fm. †Guaibasauridae Bonaparte et al. 1999
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G. †Agnosphitys Fraser et al. 2002
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Agnosphitys cromhallensis Fraser et al. 2002
G. †Guaibasaurus Bonaparte et al. 1999
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Guaibasaurus candelariensis Bonaparte et al. 1999
Invalid names: Saturnaliinae Ezcurra 2010 [empty]
G. †Kholumolumo Peyre de Fabrègues and Allain 2020
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Kholumolumo ellenbergerorum Peyre de Fabrègues and Allain 2020
G. †Lavinipes Avanzini et al. 2003
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Lavinipes cheminii Avanzini et al. 2003
G. †Liujianpus Xing et al. 2016
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Liujianpus shunan Xing et al. 2016
Unr. †Massopoda Yates 2007
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G. †Anchisaurus Marsh 1885
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Anchisaurus polyzelus Hitchcock 1865
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Invalid names: Ammosaurus major Marsh 1889 [synonym], Ammosaurus solus Marsh 1892 [synonym], Anchisaurus colurus Marsh 1891 [synonym]
Invalid names: Amphisaurus Marsh 1882 [replaced], Megadactylus Hitchcock 1865 [replaced], Yaleosaurus Huene 1932 [synonym]
Fm. †Massospondylidae Huene 1914
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G. †Adeopapposaurus Martínez 2009 [far eating lizard]
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Adeopapposaurus mognai Martínez 2009
G. †Coloradisaurus Lambert 1983
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Coloradisaurus brevis Bonaparte 1978
G. †Glacialisaurus Smith and Pol 2007 [frozen lizard]
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Glacialisaurus hammeri Smith and Pol 2007
G. †Ignavusaurus Knoll 2010
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Ignavusaurus rachelis Knoll 2010
G. †Leyesaurus Apaldetti et al. 2011
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Leyesaurus marayensis Apaldetti et al. 2011
G. †Lufengosaurus Young 1940
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Lufengosaurus huenei Young 1940
Lufengosaurus magnus Young 1941
G. †Massospondylus Owen 1854
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Massospondylus hislopi Lydekker 1890
Massospondylus kaalae Barrett 2009
G. †Ngwevu Chapelle et al. 2019
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Ngwevu intloko Chapelle et al. 2019
G. †Pradhania Kutty et al. 2007
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Pradhania gracilis Kutty et al. 2007
G. †Sarahsaurus Rowe et al. 2011
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Sarahsaurus aurifontanalis Rowe et al. 2011
Unr. †Riojasauridae Yates 2007
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G. †Eucnemesaurus Van Hoepen 1920
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Eucnemesaurus entaxonis McPhee et al. 2015
Eucnemesaurus fortis Van Hoepen 1920
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Invalid names: Aliwalia rex Galton 1985 [synonym]
Invalid names: Aliwalia Galton 1985 [synonym]
G. †Riojasaurus Bonaparte 1969
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Riojasaurus incertus Bonaparte 1969
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Invalid names: Strenusaurus procerus Bonaparte 1969 [synonym]
Invalid names: Strenusaurus Bonaparte 1969 [synonym]
Unr. †Sauropodiformes Martinez et al. 2011
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G. †Aardonyx Yates et al. 2010
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Aardonyx celestae Yates et al. 2010
G. †Blikanasaurus Galton and Van Heerden 1985
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Blikanasaurus cromptoni Galton and Van Heerden 1985
G. †Camelotia Galton 1985
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Camelotia borealis Galton 1985
G. †Gongxianosaurus He et al. 1998
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Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis He et al. 1998
G. †Irisosaurus Peyre de Fabrègues et al. 2020
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Irisosaurus yimenensis Peyre de Fabrègues et al. 2020
G. †Jingshanosaurus Zhang and Yang 1995
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Jingshanosaurus xinwaensis Zhang and Yang 1995
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Invalid names: Chuxiongosaurus lufengensis Lü et al. 2010 [synonym]
Invalid names: Chuxiongosaurus Lü et al. 2010 [synonym]
G. †Ledumahadi McPhee et al. 2018
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Ledumahadi mafube McPhee et al. 2018
G. †Leonerasaurus Pol et al. 2011
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Leonerasaurus taquetrensis Pol et al. 2011
G. †Melanorosaurus Haughton 1924
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Melanorosaurus readi Haughton 1924
Invalid names: Roccosaurus Van Heerden 1978 [nomen nudum], Roccosaurus tetrasacralis van Heerden 1978 [nomen nudum]
G. †Meroktenos Peyre de Fabrègues and Allain 2016
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Meroktenos thabanensis Gauffre 1993
G. †Mussaurus Bonaparte and Vince 1979
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Mussaurus patagonicus Bonaparte and Vince 1979
G. †Schleitheimia Rauhut et al. 2020
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Schleitheimia schutzi Rauhut et al. 2020
G. †Sefapanosaurus Otero et al. 2015
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Sefapanosaurus zastronensis Otero et al. 2015
G. †Seitaad Sertich and Loewen 2010
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Seitaad ruessi Sertich and Loewen 2010
G. †Xingxiulong Wang et al. 2017
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Xingxiulong chengi Wang et al. 2017
G. †Yizhousaurus Zhang et al. 2018
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Yizhousaurus sunae Zhang et al. 2018
G. †Yunnanosaurus Young 1940
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Yunnanosaurus huangi Young 1940
Yunnanosaurus robustus Young 1951
Yunnanosaurus youngi Lü et al. 2007
G. †Tuebingosaurus Regalado Fernández and Werneburg 2022
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Tuebingosaurus maierfritzorum Regalado Fernández and Werneburg 2022
G. †Mbiresaurus Griffin et al. 2022
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Mbiresaurus raathi Griffin et al. 2022
G. †Nambalia Novas et al. 2011
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Nambalia roychowdhurii Novas et al. 2011
G. †Navahopus Baird 1980
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Navahopus coyoteensis Milàn et al. 2008
Navahopus falcipollex Baird 1980
G. †Pantydraco Galton et al. 2007
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Pantydraco caducus Yates 2003
Fm. †Plateosauridae Marsh 1895 [plateosaurid]
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G. †Coloradia Bonaparte 1978
G. †Issi Beccari et al. 2021
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Issi saaneq Beccari et al. 2021
G. †Plateosauravus Huene 1932
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G. †Plateosaurus Meyer 1837
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Plateosaurus elizae Sauvage 1907
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Invalid names: Plateosaurus longiceps Jaekel 1913 [synonym]
Plateosaurus gracilis Huene 1905
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Invalid names: Thecodontosaurus hermannianus Huene 1905 [synonym]
Plateosaurus ingens Rütimeyer 1856
Invalid names: Plateosaurus quenstedti Huene 1905 [nomen dubium], Plateosaurus reinigeri Huene 1905 [nomen dubium], Platysaurus Agassiz 1846 [synonym], Sellosaurus Huene 1905 [synonym]
G. †Ruehleia Galton 2001
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Ruehleia bedheimensis Galton 2001
G. †Unaysaurus Leal et al. 2004
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Unaysaurus tolentinoi Leal et al. 2004
G. †Xixiposaurus Sekiya 2010
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Xixiposaurus suni Sekiya 2010
Invalid names: Ammosauridae Huene 1914 [synonym], Sellosauridae Huene 1908 [synonym]
G. †Qianlong Han et al. 2023
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Qianlong shouhu Han et al. 2023
Subfm. †Saturnaliidae Ezcurra 2010
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G. †Chromogisaurus Ezcurra 2010
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Chromogisaurus novasi Ezcurra 2010
G. †Pampadromaeus Cabreira et al. 2011
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Pampadromaeus barberenai Cabreira et al. 2011
G. †Panphagia Martínez and Alcober 2009
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Panphagia protos Martínez and Alcober 2009
G. †Saturnalia Langer et al. 1999
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Saturnalia tupiniquim Langer et al. 1999
Fm. †Thecodontosauridae Lydekker 1890
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G. †Pseudotrisauropus Ellenberger 1970
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Pseudotrisauropus dieterleni Ellenberger 1970
Pseudotrisauropus humilis Ellenberger 1970
Pseudotrisauropus maserui Ellenberger 1970
Pseudotrisauropus minusculus Ellenberger 1970
Pseudotrisauropus molekoi Ellenberger 1970
Pseudotrisauropus subengensis Ellenberger 1970
G. †Trichristolopus Ellenberger 1970
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Trichristolopus dubius Ellenberger 1970
G. †Thecodontosaurus Riley and Stutchbury 1836
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Thecodontosaurus minimus Ellenberger 1970
Invalid names: Thecodontosaurus latespinatus Huene 1905 [nomen vanum], Thecodontosaurus subcylindrodon Huene 1905 [nomen vanum]
Unr. †Unaysauridae Müller et al. 2018
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G. †Jaklapallisaurus Novas et al. 2011
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Jaklapallisaurus asymmetrica Novas et al. 2011
G. †Macrocollum Müller et al. 2018
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Macrocollum itaquii Müller et al. 2018
Invalid names: Brontosauria Olshevsky 1991 [empty], Euskelosaurus Huxley 1866 [nomen dubium], Euskelosaurus brownii Huxley 1866 [nomen dubium], Melanorosauria Ellenberger 1972 [empty], Navahopodidae Olsen and Galton 1984 [empty], Pachysuchus Young 1951 [nomen dubium], Pentasauropodia Ellenberger 1972 [empty], Thotobolosaurus Ellenberger 1970 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 3000 kgg
Minimum body mass: 3 kgg
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Peczkis 1995

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Valanginian or 247.20000 to 132.90000 Ma

Collections (469 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany Thecodontosaurus latespinatus (137641)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Thecodontosaurus latespinatus (187582)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Argentina (Mendoza) Tetrasauropus sp. (59670)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Lesotho (Mokhotlong) Trichristolopus dubius (206537)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0South Africa (Free State) Rotodactylopus archaeus (206547)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0France (Grand Est) Thecodontosaurus latespinatus (137680)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Buriolestes schultzi (175578) Pampadromaeus sp. (203745)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Argentina (San Juan) Chromogisaurus novasi (131436) Eoraptor lunensis (24877) Panphagia protos (87090)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0United Kingdom (England) Dinosauria indet. (25298) Thecodontosaurus antiquus (57975) Thecodontosaurus sp. (46889)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0United Kingdom (Wales) Thecodontosaurus sp. (27012)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Pliensbachian - Toarcian190.8 - 174.1USA (Arizona/Utah) Otozoum sp., Brasilichnium sp. (60455)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian190.8 - 174.1USA (Idaho) Otozoum sp. (195189)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian190.8 - 174.1USA (Arizona) Ammosaurus major (47191) Ammosaurus sp. (39642) Dinosauria indet. (53826) Prosauropoda indet. (38887) Sauropodomorpha indet. (86178)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Argentina (Chubut) Leonerasaurus taquetrensis (103445)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Toarcian189.6 - 174.1Russian Federation Saturnaliidae indet. (51574)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1China (Sichuan) Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis (51980)
Toarcian - Bajocian182.7 - 168.3China (Sichuan) Sauropoda indet. (103971)
Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Argentina (Chubut) Sauropodiformes indet. (67434)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.1 - 168.3China (Sichuan) Plateosauridae indet., Lufengosaurus magnus (227429)
Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9Brazil (Paraíba) Sauropoda indet. (67232)