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Saltasauroidea

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Saltasauroidea was named by Powell (1992).

It was reranked as the unranked clade Saltasauroidea by Navarro et al. (2022) and Carballido et al. (2022).

It was assigned to Eutitanosauria by Navarro et al. (2022) and Carballido et al. (2022); and to Lithostrotia by Soto et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Saltasauroidea Powell
2022Saltasauroidea Carballido et al.
2022Saltasauroidea Navarro et al. p. 344 fig. 13
2024Saltasauroidea Soto et al.

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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
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Sauropoda()
—Gravisauria
—Eusauropoda
—Neosauropoda
—Macronaria
—Titanosauriformes
—Titanosauria
—Lithostrotia
superfamilySaltasauroideaPowell 1992
superfamilySaltasauroideaPowell 1992

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. †Saltasauroidea Powell 1992
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G. †Isisaurus Wilson and Upchurch 2003
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†Isisaurus colberti Jain and Bandyopadhyay 1997
Unr. †Lohuecosauria Mocho et al. 2024
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Unr. †Lirainosaurinae Díez Díaz et al. 2018
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G. †Ampelosaurus Le Loeuff 1995
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†Ampelosaurus atacis Le Loeuff 1995
G. †Atsinganosaurus Garcia et al. 2010
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†Atsinganosaurus velauciensis Garcia et al. 2010
G. †Garrigatitan Díez Díaz et al. 2021
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†Garrigatitan meridionalis Díez Díaz et al. 2021
G. †Lirainosaurus Sanz et al. 1999
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†Lirainosaurus astibiae Sanz et al. 1999
G. †Lohuecotitan Díez Díaz et al. 2016
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†Lohuecotitan pandafilandi Díez Díaz et al. 2016
Unr. †Saltasauridae Sereno 1998 [saltasaurid]
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G. †Abditosaurus Vila et al. 2022
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†Abditosaurus kuehnei Vila et al. 2022
G. †Igai Gorscak et al. 2023
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†Igai semkhu Gorscak et al. 2023
G. †Nicksaurus Malkani 2014
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†Nicksaurus razashahi Malkani 2014
Subfm. †Opisthocoelicaudiinae McIntosh 1990
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G. †Opisthocoelicaudia Borsuk-Bialynicka 1977
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†Opisthocoelicaudia skarzynskii Borsuk-Bialynicka 1977
G. †Qingxiusaurus Mo et al. 2008
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†Qingxiusaurus youjiangensis Mo et al. 2008
G. †Qunkasaura Mocho et al. 2024
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†Qunkasaura pintiquiniestra Mocho et al. 2024
Subfm. †Saltasaurinae Powell 1992 [saltasaurine]
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G. †Alamosaurus Gilmore 1922
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†Alamosaurus sanjuanensis Gilmore 1922
G. †Bonatitan Martinelli and Forasiepi 2004
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†Bonatitan reigi Martinelli and Forasiepi 2004
G. †Ibirania Navarro et al. 2022
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†Ibirania parva Navarro et al. 2022
G. †Rocasaurus Salgado and Azpilicueta 2000
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†Rocasaurus muniozi Salgado and Azpilicueta 2000
Tr. †Saltasaurini Salgado and Bonaparte 2007
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G. †Neuquensaurus Powell 1992
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Invalid names: Loricosaurus Huene 1927 [synonym], Microcoelus Lydekker 1893 [synonym]
G. †Saltasaurus Bonaparte and Powell 1980
G. †Yamanasaurus Apesteguía et al. 2020
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†Yamanasaurus lojaensis Apesteguía et al. 2020
G. †Zhuchengtitan Mo et al. 2017
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G. †Rapetosaurus Curry Rogers and Forster 2001
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†Rapetosaurus krausei Curry Rogers and Forster 2001
G. †Tapuiasaurus Zaher et al. 2011
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†Tapuiasaurus macedoi Zaher et al. 2011
G. †Titanomachya Pérez-Moreno et al. 2024
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†Titanomachya gimenezi Pérez-Moreno et al. 2024
G. †Udelartitan Soto et al. 2024
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†Udelartitan celeste Soto et al. 2024
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available