Reptilia - Saurischia - Diplodocidae
Full reference: W. Janensch. 1929. Material und Formegehalt der Sauropoden in der Ausbeute der Tendaguru-Expedition, 1909-1912 [Material and figured content of sauropods in the yield of the Tendaguru Expedition, 1909-1912]. Palaeontographica, Supplement VII (1) 2(1):3-34
Parent taxon: Diplodocidae according to J. R. Foster and J. E. Peterson 2016
See also Romer 1956, Steel 1970, Taylor and Naish 2005 and Tschopp et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Dicraeosaurinae, Diplodocinae
Subtaxa: Apatosaurus Atlantosaurus immanis Brontosaurus
Type: Apatosaurus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of United States (89: Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 89 collections including 93 occurrences