†family Vulcanodontidae Cooper 1984 (vulcanodontid)
Reptilia - Saurischia - Vulcanodontidae
Full reference: M. R. Cooper. 1984. A reassessment of Vulcanodon karibaensis Raath (Dinosauria: Saurischia) and the origin of the Sauropoda. Palaeontologia Africana 25:203-231
Parent taxon: Gravisauria according to R. Allain and N. Aquesbi 2008
See also Bonaparte 1986, Dong 1998, Hunt et al. 1995, McIntosh 1990, McIntosh 1990, McIntosh 1997, Upchurch 1995 and Upchurch 1995
Sister taxa: Amygdalodon, Barapasaurus, Cetiosaurus, Eusauropoda, Spinophorosaurus, Tazoudasaurus, Volkheimeria
Subtaxa: none
Type: Vulcanodon
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence