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Turiasauria
Taxonomy
Turiasauria was named by Royo-Torres et al. (2006). It was considered monophyletic by Royo-Torres et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Eusauropoda by Royo-Torres et al. (2006), Royo-Torres and Upchurch (2012), Royo-Torres et al. (2017), Mannion et al. (2017), Mannion et al. (2019); and to Sauropoda by Milàn and Mateus (2024).
It was assigned to Eusauropoda by Royo-Torres et al. (2006), Royo-Torres and Upchurch (2012), Royo-Torres et al. (2017), Mannion et al. (2017), Mannion et al. (2019); and to Sauropoda by Milàn and Mateus (2024).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Turiasauria Royo-Torres et al. p. 1926 |
| 2012 | Turiasauria Royo-Torres and Upchurch p. 555 |
| 2017 | Turiasauria Mannion et al. |
| 2017 | Turiasauria Royo-Torres et al. |
| 2019 | Turiasauria Mannion et al. |
| 2024 | Turiasauria Milàn and Mateus p. 4 |
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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. †Turiasauria Royo-Torres et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R. Royo-Torres et al. 2006 | Turiasauria is diagnosed by vertical cervical neural spines,
posterior centroparapophyseal laminae on dor- sal vertebrae, absence of prespinal and post- spinal laminae on dorsal vertebrae, absence of the scapular acromial crest, proximal end of humerus deflected medially (Fig. 1B), promi- nent humeral deltopectoral crest, and finally by a vertical ridge developed on the caudal side of the distal half of the ulna. |