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Diplodocimorpha

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Diplodocimorpha was named by Calvo and Salgado (1995). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Diplodocoidea by Wilson and Sereno (1998).

It was assigned to Sauropoda by Calvo and Salgado (1995); to Diplodocoidea by Salgado et al. (2004), Taylor and Naish (2005), Salgado et al. (2006) and Apesteguía (2007); and to Diplodocoidea by Tschopp et al. (2015) and Mannion et al. (2019).

Subtaxa
Flagellicaudata, Rebbachisauridae
Sister taxa
Flagellicaudata, Rebbachisauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Diplodocimorpha Calvo and Salgado p. 14
2004Diplodocimorpha Salgado et al. p. 903
2005Diplodocimorpha Taylor and Naish p. 3 fig. 1
2006Diplodocimorpha Salgado et al. p. 704 fig. 9
2007Diplodocimorpha Apesteguía p. 535
2015Diplodocimorpha Tschopp et al.
2019Diplodocimorpha Mannion 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()
RankNameAuthor
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Sauropoda()
—Gravisauria
—Eusauropoda
—Neosauropoda
—Diplodocoidea()
—Diplodocimorpha
—Diplodocimorpha

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.

Unr. †Diplodocimorpha Calvo and Salgado 1995
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Unr. †Flagellicaudata Harris and Dodson 2004
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Unr. †Dicraeosauridae Huene 1927 [dicraeosaurid]
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G. †Amargasaurus Bonaparte 1984
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†Amargasaurus cazaui Salgado and Bonaparte 1991
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Invalid names: Amargasaurus groeberi Bonaparte 1984 [replaced]
G. †Amargatitanis Apesteguía 2007 [Amarga titan]
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†Amargatitanis macni Apesteguía 2007
G. †Bajadasaurus Gallina et al. 2019
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†Bajadasaurus pronuspinax Gallina et al. 2019
G. †Brachytrachelopan Rauhut et al. 2005
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†Brachytrachelopan mesai Rauhut et al. 2005
G. †Dicraeosaurus Janensch 1914
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†Dicraeosaurus hansemanni Janensch 1914
†Dicraeosaurus sattleri Janensch 1914
G. †Dyslocosaurus Mcintosh et al. 1992
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†Dyslocosaurus polyonychius Mcintosh et al. 1992
G. †Kaatedocus Tschopp and Mateus 2013
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†Kaatedocus siberi Tschopp and Mateus 2013
G. †Lingwulong Xu et al. 2018
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†Lingwulong shenqi Xu et al. 2018
G. †Pilmatueia Coria et al. 2019
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†Pilmatueia faundezi Coria et al. 2019
G. †Smitanosaurus Whitlock and Wilson Mantilla 2020
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†Smitanosaurus agilis Marsh 1889
G. †Suuwassea Harris and Dodson 2004
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†Suuwassea emilieae Harris and Dodson 2004
G. †Tharosaurus Bajpai et al. 2023
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†Tharosaurus indicus Bajpai et al. 2023
Unr. †Diplodocidae Marsh 1884 [diplodocid]
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Subfm. †Apatosaurinae Janensch 1929
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G. †Apatosaurus Marsh 1877
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†Apatosaurus ajax Marsh 1877
†Apatosaurus louisae Holland 1915
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Invalid names: Apatosaurus laticollis Marsh 1879 [synonym]
Invalid names: Titanosaurus Marsh 1877 [synonym]
G. †Brontosaurus Marsh 1879
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†Brontosaurus excelsus Marsh 1879
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Invalid names: Brontosaurus amplus Marsh 1881 [synonym]
†Brontosaurus parvus Peterson and Gilmore 1902
†Brontosaurus yahnahpin Filla and Redman 1994
Invalid names: Brontosaurus giganteus Anonymous 1898 [nomen nudum], Elosaurus Peterson and Gilmore 1902 [synonym], Eobrontosaurus Bakker 1998 [synonym]
Invalid names: Atlantosaurus immanis Marsh 1878 [nomen dubium]
Unr. †Diplodocinae Janensch 1929 [diplodocine]
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G. †Ardetosaurus van der Linden et al. 2024
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†Ardetosaurus viator van der Linden et al. 2024
G. †Barosaurus Marsh 1890
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†Barosaurus lentus Marsh 1890
Invalid names: Barosaurus gracilis Russell et al. 1980 [nomen nudum], Gigantosaurus Fraas 1908 [synonym]
G. †Dinheirosaurus Bonaparte and Mateus 1999
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†Dinheirosaurus lourinhanensis Bonaparte and Mateus 1999
G. †Diplodocus Marsh 1878
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†Diplodocus carnegii Hatcher 1901
†Diplodocus hallorum Gillette 1991
†Diplodocus longus Marsh 1878
Invalid names: Seismosaurus Gillette 1991 [synonym]
G. †Galeamopus Tschopp et al. 2015
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†Galeamopus hayi Holland 1924
†Galeamopus pabsti Tschopp and Mateus 2017
G. †Leinkupal Gallina et al. 2014
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†Leinkupal laticauda Gallina et al. 2014
G. †Supersaurus Jensen 1985
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†Supersaurus vivianae Jensen 1985
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Invalid names: Dystylosaurus edwini Jensen 1985 [synonym], Ultrasauros macintoshi Jensen 1985 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dystylosaurus Jensen 1985 [synonym], Ultrasauros Olshevsky 1991 [synonym]
G. †Tornieria Sternfeld 1911
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†Tornieria africana Fraas 1908
Invalid names: Dicraeosaurinae Janensch 1929 [empty]
Invalid names: Diplodocus lacustris Marsh 1884 [nomen dubium]
Unr. †Rebbachisauridae Bonaparte 1997
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G. †Agustinia Bonaparte 1999
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†Agustinia ligabuei Bonaparte 1999
G. †Amazonsaurus Carvalho et al. 2003
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†Amazonsaurus maranhensis Carvalho et al. 2003
G. †Campananeyen Lerzo et al. 2024
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†Campananeyen fragilissimus Lerzo et al. 2024
G. †Comahuesaurus Carballido et al. 2012
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†Comahuesaurus windhauseni Carballido et al. 2012
G. †Histriasaurus Dalla Vecchia 1998
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†Histriasaurus boscarollii Dalla Vecchia 1998
G. †Itapeuasaurus Lindoso et al. 2019
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†Itapeuasaurus cajapioensis Lindoso et al. 2019
Unr. †Khebbashia Fanti et al. 2015
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Unr. †Nigersaurinae Whitlock 2011
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G. †Demandasaurus Torcida Fernández-Baldor et al. 2011
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†Demandasaurus darwini Torcida Fernández-Baldor et al. 2011
G. †Nigersaurus Sereno et al. 1999
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†Nigersaurus taqueti Sereno et al. 1999
G. †Tataouinea Fanti et al. 2013
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†Tataouinea hannibalis Fanti et al. 2013
Unr. †Rebbachisaurinae Wilson and Allain 2015
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Unr. †Limaysaurinae Whitlock 2011
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G. †Cathartesaura Gallina and Apesteguía 2005
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†Cathartesaura anaerobica Gallina and Apesteguía 2005
G. †Katepensaurus Ibiricu et al. 2013
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†Katepensaurus goicoecheai Ibiricu et al. 2013
G. †Limaysaurus Salgado et al. 2004 [Limay lizard]
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†Limaysaurus tessonei Calvo and Salgado 1995
G. †Nopcsaspondylus Apesteguía 2007 [Nopcsa vertebra]
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†Nopcsaspondylus alarconensis Apesteguía 2007
G. †Rayososaurus Bonaparte 1996
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†Rayososaurus agrioensis Bonaparte 1996
G. †Rebbachisaurus Lavocat 1954
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†Rebbachisaurus garasbae Lavocat 1954
G. †Lavocatisaurus Canudo et al. 2018
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†Lavocatisaurus agrioensis Canudo et al. 2018
G. †Maraapunisaurus Carpenter 2018
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G. †Sidersaura Lerzo et al. 2024
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†Sidersaura marae Lerzo et al. 2024
G. †Xenoposeidon Taylor and Naish 2007
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†Xenoposeidon proneneukos Taylor and Naish 2007
G. †Zapalasaurus Salgado et al. 2006
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†Zapalasaurus bonapartei Salgado et al. 2006
Invalid names: Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis Lapparent 1957 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available