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Neosauropoda
Taxonomy
Neosauropoda was named by Bonaparte (1986).
It was assigned to Sauropoda by Bonaparte (1986), Wilson and Sereno (1994), Upchurch (1997); to Eusauropoda by Upchurch (1995), Upchurch (1995), Salgado et al. (1997), Sereno (1997), Sereno (1998), Wilson and Sereno (1998), Sereno (1999), Sereno et al. (1999), Wilson (2002), Upchurch et al. (2004), Sánchez-Hernández et al. (2007), Allain and Aquesbi (2008), Suteethorn et al. (2010), Mateus et al. (2012), Otero and Pol (2013), Xing et al. (2015), Mannion et al. (2019); and to Sauropoda by Casal et al. (2007), Taylor et al. (2011), Ibiricu et al. (2017), Pérez-Moreno et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Sauropoda by Bonaparte (1986), Wilson and Sereno (1994), Upchurch (1997); to Eusauropoda by Upchurch (1995), Upchurch (1995), Salgado et al. (1997), Sereno (1997), Sereno (1998), Wilson and Sereno (1998), Sereno (1999), Sereno et al. (1999), Wilson (2002), Upchurch et al. (2004), Sánchez-Hernández et al. (2007), Allain and Aquesbi (2008), Suteethorn et al. (2010), Mateus et al. (2012), Otero and Pol (2013), Xing et al. (2015), Mannion et al. (2019); and to Sauropoda by Casal et al. (2007), Taylor et al. (2011), Ibiricu et al. (2017), Pérez-Moreno et al. (2024).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1874 | Ischyrosaurus Hulke p. 16 |
| 1875 | Bothriospondylus Owen |
| 1875 | Bothriospondylus suffossus Owen p. 15 figs. Pl. 3-5 |
| 1875 | Marmarospondylus Owen p. 22 |
| 1876 | Bothriospondylus suffossus Davies p. 197 |
| 1876 | Bothriospondylus suffossus Hudleston p. 543 |
| 1876 | Bothriospondylus suffossus Owen p. 5 |
| 1876 | Bothriospondylus suffossus Sauvage p. 439 |
| 1878 | Bothriospondylus suffossus Owen p. 209 |
| 1880 | Bothriospondylus suffossus Sauvage p. 523 |
| 1882 | Bothriospondylus Sauvage p. 35 |
| 1884 | Bothriospondylus Dollo p. 298 |
| 1884 | Bothriospondylus Marsh p. 68 |
| 1885 | Bothriospondylus Marsh p. 764 |
| 1888 | Ischyrosaurus manseli Hulke p. 152 |
| 1888 | Ornithopsis manseli Lydekker p. 58 |
| 1888 | Ischyrosaurus manseli Lydekker p. 152 |
| 1888 | Ornithopsis manseli Lydekker p. 152 |
| 1888 | Bothriospondylus Lydekker p. 170 |
| 1888 | Bothriospondylus suffossus Lydekker pp. 170-171 |
| 1888 | Ornithopsis manselii Mansel-Pleydell p. 39 |
| 1889 | Bothriospondylus Lydekker p. 245 |
| 1890 | Bothriospondylus suffossus Woodward and Sherborn p. 212 |
| 1890 | Ornithopsis manseli Woodward and Sherborn p. 260 |
| 1890 | Bothriospondylus Zittel p. 716 |
| 1893 | Bothriospondylus Winkler p. 101 |
| 1895 | Bothriospondylus Lydekker pp. 335-336 |
| 1895 | Bothriospondylus suffossus Lydekker p. 335 |
| 1895 | Bothriospondylus Marsh |
| 1896 | Bothriospondylus Marsh p. 242 |
| 1897 | Pleurocoelus suffosus Marsh p. 415 |
| 1898 | Bothriospondylus Marsh p. 158 |
| 1900 | Bothriospondylus Sauvage p. 503 |
| 1900 | Bothriospondylus suffossus Sauvage p. 504 |
| 1900 | Pelorosaurus manseli Sauvage p. 504 |
| 1901 | Bothriospondylus Nopcsa p. 204 |
| 1901 | Bothriospondylus suffosus Nopcsa p. 204 |
| 1903 | Astrodon suffossus Hatcher p. 13 |
| 1906 | Bothriospondylus Sauvage p. 498 |
| 1911 | Bothriospondylus von Zittel p. 287 |
| 1911 | Ischyrosaurus von Zittel p. 287 |
| 1927 | Bothriospondylus Huene p. 122 |
| 1927 | Bothriospondylus suffossus Huene p. 446 |
| 1928 | Bothriospondylus Nopcsa p. 184 |
| 1929 | Bothriospondylus Huene p. 116 |
| 1943 | Bothriospondylus Lapparent p. 18 |
| 1948 | Bothriospondylus Cabrera p. 38 |
| 1956 | Bothriospondylus Romer p. 621 |
| 1960 | Ornithopsis manseli Delair p. 82 |
| 1960 | Ornithopsis manselli Delair p. 84 |
| 1964 | Bothriospondylus Tatarinov p. 547 |
| 1964 | Bothriospondylus suffosus Tatarinov p. 547 |
| 1966 | Bothriospondylus Romer p. 370 |
| 1970 | Ornithopsis manseli Macfadyen p. 127 |
| 1970 | Bothriospondylus Steel p. 67 |
| 1970 | Bothriospondylus suffossus Steel p. 67 |
| 1970 | Pelorosaurus manseli Steel p. 70 |
| 1970 | Bothriospondylus Swinton p. 172 |
| 1973 | Bothriospondylus Delair p. 4 |
| 1973 | Bothriospondylus suffosus Delair p. 4 |
| 1980 | Bothriospondylus Molnar p. 138 |
| 1981 | Bothriospondylus Coombs, Jr. and Molnar p. 357 |
| 1981 | Bothriospondylus Santafé-Llopis et al. p. 143 |
| 1982 | Bothriospondylus Santafé et al. p. 96 |
| 1984 | Bothriospondylus Taquet p. 79 |
| 1986 | Neosauropoda Bonaparte p. 359 |
| 1988 | Bothriospondylus Carroll |
| 1990 | Ischyrosaurus McIntosh p. 348 |
| 1990 | Ischyrosaurus manseli McIntosh p. 348 |
| 1990 | Bothriospondylus McIntosh p. 382 |
| 1990 | Bothriospondylus suffosus McIntosh p. 382 |
| 1993 | Bothriospondylus Salgado and Calvo p. 216 |
| 1994 | Neosauropoda Wilson and Sereno p. 52A |
| 1995 | Neosauropoda Upchurch p. 253 |
| 1997 | Bothriospondylus McIntosh p. 656 |
| 1997 | Neosauropoda Salgado et al. pp. 8-9 |
| 1997 | Neosauropoda Sereno p. 444 |
| 1997 | Neosauropoda Upchurch p. 82A |
| 1998 | Neosauropoda Sereno p. 63 |
| 1998 | Neosauropoda Wilson and Sereno p. 46 |
| 1999 | Neosauropoda Sereno p. 2138 fig. 2 |
| 1999 | Neosauropoda Sereno et al. p. 1346 fig. 4 |
| 2002 | Neosauropoda Wilson p. 240 fig. 13 |
| 2004 | Neosauropoda Upchurch et al. p. 263 |
| 2006 | Bothriospondylus Flynn et al. p. 478 |
| 2007 | Neosauropoda Casal et al. |
| 2007 | Neosauropoda Sánchez-Hernández et al. p. 197 |
| 2008 | Neosauropoda Allain and Aquesbi p. 403 |
| 2010 | Neosauropoda Suteethorn et al. |
| 2011 | Neosauropoda Taylor et al. p. 78 |
| 2012 | Neosauropoda Mateus et al. |
| 2013 | Neosauropoda Otero and Pol |
| 2015 | Neosauropoda Xing et al. |
| 2017 | Neosauropoda Ibiricu et al. |
| 2019 | Neosauropoda Mannion et al. |
| 2024 | Neosauropoda Pérez-Moreno et al. p. 3 |
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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. †Neosauropoda Bonaparte 1986
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Unr. †Diplodocoidea Upchurch 1995
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G. †Amphicoelias Cope 1877
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†Amphicoelias altus Cope 1877
†Amphicoelias brontodiplodocus Galiano and Albersdörfer 2010
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. †Amargatitanis Apesteguía 2007 [Amarga titan]
G. †Athenar Whitlock et al. 2025
Unr. †Dicraeosaurinae Janensch 1929
G. †Dyslocosaurus Mcintosh et al. 1992
G. †Kaatedocus Tschopp and Mateus 2013
G. †Pilmatueia Coria et al. 2019
G. †Smitanosaurus Whitlock and Wilson Mantilla 2020
G. †Suuwassea Harris and Dodson 2004
Unr. †Diplodocidae Marsh 1884 [diplodocid]
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Subfm. †Apatosaurinae Janensch 1929
Unr. †Diplodocinae Janensch 1929 [diplodocine]
Invalid names: Diplodocus lacustris Marsh 1884 [nomen dubium]
Unr. †Rebbachisauridae Bonaparte 1997
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Unr. †Khebbashia Fanti et al. 2015
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Unr. †Limaysaurinae Whitlock 2011
G. †Nopcsaspondylus Apesteguía 2007 [Nopcsa vertebra]
Unr. †Rebbachisaurinae Wilson and Allain 2015
Invalid names: Nigersaurinae Whitlock 2011 [empty]
G. †Haplocanthosaurus Hatcher 1903
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†Haplocanthosaurus delfsi McIntosh and Williams 1988
†Haplocanthosaurus priscus Hatcher 1903
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Invalid names: Haplocanthosaurus utterbacki Hatcher 1903 [synonym]
Invalid names: Haplocanthus Hatcher 1903 [synonym]
Invalid names: Rebbachisauroidea Apesteguía 2007 [synonym]
Unr. †Macronaria Sereno 1997
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Unr. †Camarasauromorpha Salgado et al. 1997
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Fm. †Camarasauridae Cope 1877 [camarasaurid]
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G. †Camarasaurus Cope 1877
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†Camarasaurus grandis Marsh 1877
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Invalid names: Morosaurus impar Marsh 1878 [synonym], Morosaurus robustus Marsh 1878 [synonym], Pleurocoelus montanus Marsh 1896 [synonym]
†Camarasaurus lentus Marsh 1889
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Invalid names: Camarasaurus annae Ellinger 1950 [synonym], Uintasaurus douglassi Holland 1919 [synonym]
†Camarasaurus lewisi Jensen 1988
†Camarasaurus supremus Cope 1877
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Invalid names: Amphicoelias latus Cope 1877 [synonym], Camarasaurus leptodirus Cope 1879 [synonym], Caulodon diversidens Cope 1877 [synonym], Caulodon leptoganus Cope 1878 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cathetosaurus Jensen 1988 [synonym], Caulodon Cope 1877 [synonym], Morosaurus Marsh 1878 [synonym], Uintasaurus Holland 1919 [synonym]
Invalid names: Helopodinae Huene 1932 [empty]
Invalid names: Brachiosauria Upchurch 1997 [synonym]
G. †Galveosaurus Sánchez-Hernández 2005
Unr. †Titanosauriformes Salgado et al. 1997
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Fm. †Brachiosauridae Riggs 1904 [brachiosaurid]
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G. †Brachiosaurus Riggs 1903
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Subg. †Brachiosaurus (Brachiosaurus) Paul 1988
†Brachiosaurus altithorax Riggs 1903
G. †Galvesaurus Barco et al. 2005 [Galve lizard]
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†Galvesaurus herreroi Barco et al. 2005
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Invalid names: Galveosaurus herreroi Sánchez-Hernández 2005 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Astrodontidae Huene 1932 [synonym], Bellusaurinae Dong 1990 [empty], Brachiosaurinae Huene 1927 [empty], Camarasaurinae Nopcsa 1928 [empty], Euhelopodinae Romer 1956 [empty], Klamelisaurinae Zhao 1993 [empty], Ornithopsis eucamerotus Hulke 1882 [nomen dubium], Pleurocoelidae Marsh 1888 [synonym]
G. †Ornithopsis Seeley 1870
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†Ornithopsis hulkei Seeley 1870
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Invalid names: Bothriospondylus magnus Owen 1875 [objective synonym]
G. †Pelorosaurus Mantell 1850
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†Pelorosaurus conybeari Melville 1849
†Pelorosaurus praecursor Sauvage 1876
Unr. †Somphospondyli Wilson and Sereno 1998
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Unr. †Diamantinasauria Poropat et al. 2021
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G. †Diamantinasaurus Hocknull et al. 2009
G. †Mansourasaurus Sallam et al. 2018
G. †Sarmientosaurus Martínez et al. 2016
G. †Savannasaurus Poropat et al. 2016
G. †Wintonotitan Hocknull et al. 2009
Invalid names: Australotitan cooperensis Hocknull et al. 2021 [nomen dubium]
Unr. †Euhelopodidae Romer 1956 [euhelopodid]
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G. †Daxiatitan You et al. 2008
G. †Erketu Ksepka and Norell 2006
G. †Gobititan You et al. 2003
G. †Huabeisaurus Pang and Cheng 2000
G. †Phuwiangosaurus Martin et al. 1994
G. †Qiaowanlong You and Li 2009
G. †Ruixinia Mo et al. 2023
G. †Ruyangosaurus Lü et al. 2009
G. †Silutitan Wang et al. 2021
G. †Tambatitanis Saegusa and Ikeda 2014
G. †Tangvayosaurus Allain et al. 1999
G. †Xianshanosaurus Lü et al. 2009
G. †Yongjinglong Li et al. 2014
G. †Europatitan Torcida Fernández-Baldor et al. 2017
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†Europatitan eastwoodi Torcida Fernández-Baldor et al. 2017
Unr. †Titanosauria Bonaparte and Coria 1993
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G. †Abdarainurus Averianov and Lopatin 2020
G. †Aegyptosaurus Stromer 1932
G. †Andesaurus Calvo and Bonaparte 1991
G. †Argyrosaurus Lydekker 1893
G. †Baalsaurus Calvo and Gonzalez Riga 2019
Fm. †Balochisauridae Malkani 2003
G. †Baotianmansaurus Zhang et al. 2009
G. †Barrosasaurus Salgado and Coria 2009
G. †Borealosaurus You et al. 2004
G. †Choconsaurus Simón et al. 2018
Unr. †Colossosauria González Riga et al. 2019
G. †Dgkhansaurus Malkani 2019
G. †Dongyangosaurus Lü et al. 2008
Unr. †Eutitanosauria Sanz et al. 1999
G. †Gandititan Han et al. 2024
G. †Hamititan Wang et al. 2021
G. †Karongasaurus Gomani 2005
G. †Laplatasaurus Huene 1927
Unr. †Lithostrotia Wilson and Upchurch 2003
G. †Malakhelisaurus Malkani 2008 [Malakhel lizard]
G. †Malarguesaurus González Riga et al. 2009 [Malargüe lizard]
G. †Mnyamawamtuka Gorscak and O'Connor 2019
G. †Mongolosaurus Gilmore 1933
G. †Narambuenatitan Filippi et al. 2011
G. †Ninjatitan Gallina et al. 2021
G. †Pashtosaurus Malkani 2014
G. †Petrobrasaurus Filippi et al. 2011
Unr. †Poripuchia Malkani 2020
G. †Pseudomegaloolithus Vianey-Liaud and Garcia 2003
G. †Teratopodus Tomaselli et al. 2022
G. †Tiamat Pereira et al. 2024
G. †Titanopodus González Riga and Calvo 2009
Fm. †Titanosauridae Lydekker 1885 [titanosaurid]
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Invalid names: Antarctosauridae Olshevsky 1978 [synonym]
G. †Yeneen Filippi et al. 2026
Invalid names: Andesauridae Calvo and Bonaparte 1991 [empty], Andesauroidea Salgado 2003 [empty], Argyrosaurinae Powell 1986 [invalid subgroup], Titanosaurus Lydekker 1877 [nomen dubium], Titanosaurus indicus Lydekker 1877 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Arkharavia Alifanov and Bolotsky 2010 [nomen dubium], Arkharavia heterocoelica Alifanov and Bolotsky 2010 [nomen dubium], Australotitan Hocknull et al. 2021 [nomen dubium], Huanghetitan ruyangensis Lü et al. 2007 [nomen dubium]
G. †Titanosaurimanus Dalla Vecchia and Tarlao 2000
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†Titanosaurimanus nana Dalla Vecchia and Tarlao 2000
Invalid names: Brohisaurus Malkani 2003 [nomen dubium], Brohisaurus kirthari Malkani 2003 [nomen dubium], Eucamerotus Hulke 1871 [nomen dubium], Huanghetitanidae Lü et al. 2007 [empty], Iuticosaurus Le Loeuff 1993 [nomen dubium], Iuticosaurus valdensis Huene 1929 [nomen dubium], Jiutaisaurus Wu et al. 2006 [nomen dubium], Jiutaisaurus xidiensis Wu et al. 2006 [nomen dubium], Laurasiformes Royo-Torres 2009 [empty], Macrurosaurus Seeley 1869 [nomen dubium], Macrurosaurus semnus Seeley 1869 [nomen dubium], Pleurocoelus Marsh 1888 [nomen dubium], Pukyongosaurus Dong et al. 2001 [nomen dubium], Pukyongosaurus millenniumi Dong et al. 2001 [nomen dubium], Rugocaudia Woodruff 2012 [nomen dubium], Rugocaudia cooneyi Woodruff 2012 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Apatosaurus minimus Mook 1917 [nomen dubium], Astrodon Johnston 1859 [nomen dubium], Bothriospondylus robustus Owen 1875 [nomen dubium], Dinodocus Owen 1884 [nomen dubium], Dinodocus mackesoni Owen 1884 [nomen dubium], Titanomorpha Sereno 1997 [empty]
Invalid names: Bothriospondylus Owen 1875 [nomen dubium], Bothriospondylus suffossus Owen 1875 [nomen dubium], Ischyrosaurus Hulke 1874 [nomen dubium], Ischyrosaurus manseli Lydekker 1888 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available