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Predentata (disused)
Taxonomy
Predentata was named by Marsh (1894).
It was synonymized subjectively with Ornithopoda by Woodward (1898); it was synonymized subjectively with Orthopoda by Hay (1902), Lull (1904), Lambe (1911) and Lull (1912); it was synonymized subjectively with Orthopoda by Osborn (1904) and Hay (1930); it was synonymized subjectively with Postpubici by Jaekel (1910); it was reranked as the suborder Predentata by Janensch (1914) and McKelvey (1920); it was synonymized subjectively with Ornithischia by Matthew (1915), Lull (1921), Lull (1924), Roxo (1937), Kuhn (1964) and Kuhn (1966); it was synonymized subjectively with Ornithischia by Parks (1935); it was reranked as the superorder Predentata by Bakker (1986); it was reranked as the unranked clade Predentata by Buchholz (2002).
It was assigned to Dinosauria by Hennig (1915); to Dinosauria by Marsh (1894), Marsh (1895), Marsh (1896), Hatcher (1901), Hatcher et al. (1907), von Zittel (1911), Tornier (1913), Broom (1913), Janensch (1914), Gilmore (1916) and McKelvey (1920); to Phytodinosauria by Bakker (1986); and to Ornithischia by Buchholz (2002).
It was synonymized subjectively with Ornithopoda by Woodward (1898); it was synonymized subjectively with Orthopoda by Hay (1902), Lull (1904), Lambe (1911) and Lull (1912); it was synonymized subjectively with Orthopoda by Osborn (1904) and Hay (1930); it was synonymized subjectively with Postpubici by Jaekel (1910); it was reranked as the suborder Predentata by Janensch (1914) and McKelvey (1920); it was synonymized subjectively with Ornithischia by Matthew (1915), Lull (1921), Lull (1924), Roxo (1937), Kuhn (1964) and Kuhn (1966); it was synonymized subjectively with Ornithischia by Parks (1935); it was reranked as the superorder Predentata by Bakker (1986); it was reranked as the unranked clade Predentata by Buchholz (2002).
It was assigned to Dinosauria by Hennig (1915); to Dinosauria by Marsh (1894), Marsh (1895), Marsh (1896), Hatcher (1901), Hatcher et al. (1907), von Zittel (1911), Tornier (1913), Broom (1913), Janensch (1914), Gilmore (1916) and McKelvey (1920); to Phytodinosauria by Bakker (1986); and to Ornithischia by Buchholz (2002).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1894 | Predentata Marsh |
| 1895 | Predentata Marsh |
| 1896 | Predentata Marsh p. 242 |
| 1901 | Predentata Hatcher p. 129 |
| 1907 | Predentata Hatcher et al. p. 10 |
| 1911 | Predentata von Zittel p. 288 |
| 1913 | Predentata Broom p. 364 |
| 1913 | Praedentata Tornier p. 370 |
| 1914 | Predentata Janensch p. 83 |
| 1915 | Praedentata Hennig p. 10 |
| 1916 | Predentata Gilmore p. 281 |
| 1920 | Predentata McKelvey p. 6 |
| 1986 | Predentata Bakker p. 472 |
| 2002 | Predentata Buchholz p. 20 |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| P. W. Buchholz 2002 | This clade is the least inclusive clade where the predentary bone of the mandible can be clearly demonstrated to be present. |
Measurements
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Collections
No collection or age range data are available