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Megalosauroidea

Reptilia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Megalosauroidea Nopcsa p. 183
1930Megalosauroidae Hay p. 169
1964Megalosauroidea Walker p. 128
1966Megalosauroidea Kuhn p. 96
1967Megalosauroidea Charig p. 714
1970Megalosauroidea Osmólska and Roniewicz p. 7
1971Megalosauroidea Haubold p. 77
1974Megalosauroidea Haubold p. 46
1995Megalosauroidea Holtz, Jr. p. 35A
2012Megalosauroidea Carrano et al. p. 251
2014Megalosauroidea Hendrickx and Mateus p. 12
2023Megalosauroidea Sharma et al. p. 656

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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
classReptilia
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
superfamilyMegalosauroidea()
superfamilyMegalosauroidea()

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.

Superfm. †Megalosauroidea Nopcsa 1928
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Unr. †Megalosauria Bonaparte 1850
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G. †Streptospondylus Meyer 1832
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Invalid names: Laelaps gallicus Cope 1867 [synonym]
Fm. †Megalosauridae Fitzinger 1843
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Subfm. †Afrovenatorinae Carrano et al. 2012
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G. †Leshansaurus Li et al. 2009
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†Leshansaurus qianweiensis Li et al. 2009
Subfm. †Eustreptospondylinae Paul 1988
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G. †Afrovenator Sereno et al. 1994
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†Afrovenator abakensis Sereno et al. 1994
G. †Dubreuillosaurus Allain 2005
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G. †Eustreptospondylus Walker 1964
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G. †Magnosaurus Huene 1932
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Subg. †Megalosaurus (Poekilopleuron) Eudes-Deslongchamps 1837
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†Poecilopleuron minor Owen 1878
†Poekilopleuron bucklandii Eudes-Deslongchamps 1837
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Invalid names: Megalosaurus poikilopleuron Huene 1923 [objective synonym]
G. †Piveteausaurus Taquet and Welles 1977
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Subfm. †Megalosaurinae Nopcsa 1928
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G. †Duriavenator Benson 2008 [Dorset hunter]
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†Duriavenator hesperis Waldman 1974
G. †Megalosaurus Parkinson 1822
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Subg. †Megalosaurus (Deinodon) Leidy 1857
†Megalosaurus bucklandii Mantell 1827
Invalid names: Megalosaurus conybearei Ritgen 1826 [nomen nudum], Megalosaurus dunkeri Dames 1884 [nomen dubium]
G. †Torvosaurus Galton and Jensen 1979
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†Torvosaurus gurneyi Hendrickx and Mateus 2014
†Torvosaurus tanneri Galton and Jensen 1979
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Invalid names: Edmarka rex Bakker et al. 1992 [synonym]
Invalid names: Edmarka Bakker et al. 1992 [synonym], Megalosaurus ingens Janensch 1920 [nomen dubium]
G. †Wiehenvenator Rauhut et al. 2016
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†Wiehenvenator albati Rauhut et al. 2016
Invalid names: Bahariasauridae Huene 1948 [synonym], Erectopodidae Huene 1932 [synonym], Megalosauridae Nopcsa 1901 [empty], Torvosauridae Jensen 1985 [synonym]
Fm. †Piatnitzkysauridae Carrano et al. 2012
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G. †Condorraptor Rauhut 2005
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†Condorraptor currumili Rauhut 2005
G. †Marshosaurus Madsen, Jr. 1976
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†Marshosaurus bicentesimus Madsen, Jr. 1976
G. †Piatnitzkysaurus Bonaparte 1979
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†Piatnitzkysaurus floresi Bonaparte 1979
G. †Xuanhanosaurus Dong 1984
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G. †Sciurumimus Rauhut et al. 2012
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†Sciurumimus albersdoerferi Rauhut et al. 2012
Fm. †Spinosauridae Stromer 1915
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Subfm. †Baryonychinae Charig and Milner 1986
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G. †Baryonyx Charig and Milner 1986
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†Baryonyx walkeri Charig and Milner 1986
Unr. †Ceratosuchopsini Barker et al. 2021
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G. †Ceratosuchops Barker et al. 2021
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†Ceratosuchops inferodios Barker et al. 2021
G. †Riparovenator Barker et al. 2021
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†Riparovenator milnerae Barker et al. 2021
G. †Suchomimus Sereno et al. 1998
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†Suchomimus tenerensis Sereno et al. 1998
G. †Protathlitis Santos-Cubedo et al. 2023
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†Protathlitis cinctorrensis Santos-Cubedo et al. 2023
G. †Riojavenatrix Isasmendi et al. 2024
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†Riojavenatrix lacustris Isasmendi et al. 2024
G. †Vallibonavenatrix Malafaia et al. 2019
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†Vallibonavenatrix cani Malafaia et al. 2019
Invalid names: Cristatusaurus Taquet and Russell 1998 [nomen dubium], Suchosaurus Owen 1842 [nomen dubium]
G. †Iberospinus Mateus and Estraviz-López 2022
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†Iberospinus natarioi Mateus and Estraviz-López 2022
Subfm. †Spinosaurinae Sereno et al. 1998
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G. †Angaturama Kellner and Campos 1996
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†Angaturama limai Kellner and Campos 1996
G. †Camarillasaurus Sánchez-Hernández and Benton 2014
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†Camarillasaurus cirugedae Sánchez-Hernández and Benton 2014
G. †Ichthyovenator Allain et al. 2012
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†Ichthyovenator laosensis Allain et al. 2012
G. †Irritator Martill et al. 1996
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†Irritator challengeri Martill et al. 1996
G. †Oxalaia Kellner et al. 2011
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†Oxalaia quilombensis Kellner et al. 2011
G. †Sigilmassasaurus Russell 1996
G. †Spinosaurus Stromer 1915
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†Spinosaurus aegyptiacus Stromer 1915
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Invalid names: Sigilmassasaurus brevicollis Russell 1996 [synonym], Spinosaurus marrocanus Russell 1996 [synonym]
Invalid names: Spinosaurini Arden et al. 2019 [empty]
Invalid names: Irritatoridae Martill et al. 1996 [synonym], Siamosaurus Buffetaut and Ingavat 1986 [nomen dubium], Sinopliosaurus fusuiensis Hou et al. 1975 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. F. Nopcsa 1928bipedal; bones not pneumatic; eeth with trenchant and serrated edges; manus undergoing reduction; pes with well-developed hallux which functions as a grasping organ.