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Therizinosauria

Osteichthyes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Therizinosauria Currie p. 733
1997Therizinosauria Russell
2002Therizinosauria Maryanska et al. p. 101 fig. 1
2009Therizinosauria Zanno et al. p. S16 fig. S2
2010Therizinosauria Zanno p. 512
2014Therizinosauria Hendrickx and Mateus
2019Therizinosauria Yao et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptoriformes
—TherizinosauriaRussell 1997
—TherizinosauriaRussell 1997

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. †Therizinosauria Russell 1997
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G. †Erlikosaurus Barsbold and Perle 1980
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†Erlikosaurus andrewsi Barsbold and Perle 1980
G. †Falcarius Kirkland et al. 2005
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†Falcarius utahensis Kirkland et al. 2005
G. †Fukuivenator Azuma et al. 2016
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†Fukuivenator paradoxus Azuma et al. 2016
G. †Jianchangosaurus Pu et al. 2013
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†Jianchangosaurus yixianensis Pu et al. 2013
G. †Lingyuanosaurus Yao et al. 2019
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†Lingyuanosaurus sihedangensis Yao et al. 2019
Superfm. †Therizinosauroidea Russell and Dong 1994
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G. †Alxasaurus Russell and Dong 1994
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†Alxasaurus elesitaiensis Russell and Dong 1994
G. †Beipiaosaurus Xu et al. 1999
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†Beipiaosaurus inexpectus Xu et al. 1999
Fm. †Dendroolithidae Zhao and Li 1988
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G. †Placoolithus Zhao 1979
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†Placoolithus taohensis Zhao and Zhao 1998
†Placoolithus tumiaolingensis Zhou et al. 1998
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Invalid names: Dendroolithus hongzhaiziensis Zhou et al. 1998 [synonym], Paradendroolithus qinglongshanensis Zhou et al. 1998 [synonym]
Invalid names: Paradendroolithus Zhou and Ren [synonym]
G. †Martharaptor Senter et al. 2012
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†Martharaptor greenriverensis Senter et al. 2012
Fm. †Therizinosauridae Maleev 1954
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G. †Duonychus Kobayashi et al. 2025
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†Duonychus tsogtbaatari Kobayashi et al. 2025
G. †Enigmosaurus Barsbold and Perle 1983 [enigmatic lizard]
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†Enigmosaurus mongoliensis Barsbold and Perle 1983
G. †Erliansaurus Xu et al. 2002
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†Erliansaurus bellamanus Xu et al. 2002
G. †Eshanosaurus Xu et al. 2001
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†Eshanosaurus deguchiianus Xu et al. 2001
G. †Nanshiungosaurus Dong 1979
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†Nanshiungosaurus bohlini Dong and Yu 1997
G. †Neimongosaurus Zhang et al. 2001
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†Neimongosaurus yangi Zhang et al. 2001
G. †Nothronychus Kirkland and Wolfe 2001
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†Nothronychus graffami Zanno et al. 2009
†Nothronychus mckinleyi Kirkland and Wolfe 2001
G. †Paralitherizinosaurus Kobayashi et al. 2022
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†Paralitherizinosaurus japonicus Kobayashi et al. 2022
G. †Segnosaurus Perle 1979
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G. †Suzhousaurus Li et al. 2007 [Suzhou lizard]
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†Suzhousaurus megatherioides Li et al. 2007
G. †Therizinosaurus Maleev 1954
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G. †Tiantaisaurus Qian et al. 2012
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†Tiantaisaurus sifengensis Qian et al. 2012
Invalid names: Enigmosauridae Barsbold and Perle 1983 [synonym], Erlikosauridae Eberth et al. 2001 [synonym], Nanshiungosauridae Dong and Yu 1997 [synonym], Segnosauridae Perle 1979 [synonym]
Invalid names: Alxasauridae Russell and Dong 1994 [empty], Segnosauria Barsbold and Perle 1980 [synonym], Segnosaurischia Dong 1992 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available