Euskelesaurus Huxley 1866

Reptilia - Saurischia

Alternative spelling: Euscelosaurus

Full reference: T. H. Huxley. 1866. On some remains of large dinosaurian reptiles from the Stormberg Mountains, South Africa. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 23(1):1-6

Parent taxon: Sauropodomorpha according to A. M. Yates 2003

Sister taxa: Arcusaurus, Asylosaurus, Bagualosauria, Brontosauria, Buriolestes, Efraasia, Eoraptor, Eosauropus, Euskelosaurus, Guaibasauridae, Kholumolumo, Lavinipes, Liujianpus, Massopoda, Mbiresaurus, Melanorosauria, Nambalia, Navahopodidae, Navahopus, Pachysuchus, Pantydraco, Pentasauropodia, Plateosauridae, Qianlong, Saturnaliidae, Thecodontosauridae, Thecodontosaurus, Thotobolosaurus, Unaysauridae

Subtaxa: none

Type: Euskelesaurus brownii

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Zimbabwe (2 collections)

• Triassic of Lesotho (3), South Africa (30)

Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence

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