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Sauropodomorpha (sauropodomorph)

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Taxonomy
Sauropodomorpha was named by Huene (1932). It was considered monophyletic by Nesbitt (2011).

It was reranked as the order Sauropodomorpha by Bakker and Galton (1974); it was reranked as the superorder Sauropodomorpha by Olshevsky (1992); it was reranked as the unranked clade Sauropodomorpha by Gauthier and Padian (1985), Gauthier (1986), Brinkman and Sues (1987), Gauthier et al. (1989), Benton (1990), Osmolska (1990), Novas (1992), Sereno et al. (1993), Novas (1996), Sereno (1998), Sereno (1999), Tang et al. (2001), Rauhut (2003), Langer (2004), Yates (2005), Langer and Benton (2006), Ezcurra (2006), Casal et al. (2007), García et al. (2008), Martínez and Alcober (2009), Langer et al. (2010), Novas et al. (2011), Nesbitt (2011), Bittencourt and Langer (2011), Cabreira et al. (2011), Apaldetti et al. (2018).

It was assigned to Saurischia by Bakker and Galton (1974); to Archosauria by Olshevsky (1992); to Saurischia by Romer (1966), Charig (1967), Reig (1970), Steel (1970), Swinton (1970), Ellenberger (1972), Krebs (1974), del Corro (1975), Jain et al. (1975), Anderson and Cruickshank (1978), Baird and Horner (1979), Benton (1979), Ostrom (1980), McGinnis (1982), Russell (1984), Galton and Van Heerden (1985), Buscalioni and Sanz (1987), Carroll (1988), Long and Murry (1995); to Eusaurischia by Langer (2004), Yates (2005), Langer and Benton (2006), Ezcurra (2006), Novas et al. (2011), Bittencourt and Langer (2011), Cabreira et al. (2011); and to Saurischia by Gauthier and Padian (1985), Gauthier (1986), Brinkman and Sues (1987), Gauthier et al. (1989), Benton (1990), Osmolska (1990), Novas (1992), Sereno et al. (1993), Novas (1996), Sereno (1998), Sereno (1999), Tang et al. (2001), Rauhut (2003), Casal et al. (2007), García et al. (2008), Martínez and Alcober (2009), Langer et al. (2010), Nesbitt (2011), Apaldetti et al. (2018).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Euskelesaurus Huxley pp. 1-6
1866Euskelesaurus brownii Huxley p. 1
1866Euskelesaurus Huxley p. 4
1866Euskelesaurus brownii Huxley p. 4
1866Orosaurus Huxley p. 5
1870Euskelesaurus browni Fischer p. 177
1870Euskelesaurus Fischer p. 178
1870Orosaurus Fischer p. 178
1870Euskelesaurus Huxley p. 34
1890Euscelosaurus Zittel p. 749
1890Orosaurus Zittel p. 749
1892Euskelesaurus browni Seeley p. 190
1893Euscelosaurus Winkler p. 105
1893Euskelesaurus browni Winkler p. 113
1894Euskelesaurus browni Seeley p. 317
1896Euskelesaurus Marsh p. 196
1902Euskelosaurus Huene
1902Orosaurus Huene
1908Euskelesaurus Huene p. 252
1909Euskelesaurus Broom p. 289
1909Euskelesaurus brownii Broom p. 289
1909Euskelosaurus Huene p. 14
1911Euskelosaurus von Zittel p. 279
1913Euskelesaurus Broom p. 364
1913Euskelesaurus brownii Broom p. 364
1914Euskelosaurus Huene p. 16
1914Euskelosaurus browni Huene p. 16
1920Euskelesaurus Van Hoepen p. 100
1920Euskelesaurus browni Van Hoepen p. 100
1924Euskelosaurus Haughton
1924Euskelosaurus browni Haughton
1928Euskelesaurus Nopcsa p. 182–183
1932Sauropodomorpha Huene
1939Euskelosaurus Kuhn p. 66
1939Euskelosaurus browni Kuhn p. 66
1940Euskelosaurus Huene p. 263
1940Euskelosaurus browni Huene p. 263
1951Pachysuchus Young p. 25
1951Pachysuchus imperfectus Young p. 25–26
1954Euskelesaurus Haughton and Brink p. 4
1954Euskelesaurus browni Haughton and Brink p. 36
1956Orosaurus Romer p. 615
1956Euskelosaurus Romer p. 618
1964Orosaurus Tatarinov p. 537
1966Euskelosaurus browni Ellenberger and Ginsburg p. 444
1966Euskelosaurus Romer p. 370
1966Sauropodomorpha Romer p. 370
1967Pachysuchus Charig p. 709
1967Pachysuchus imperfectus Charig p. 709
1967Euskelosaurus Charig p. 712
1967Euskelosaurus browni Charig p. 712
1967Sauropodomorpha Charig p. 712
1970Euskelesaurus Ellenberger p. 345
1970Euskelesaurus browni Ellenberger p. 345
1970Thotobolosaurus Ellenberger p. 345
1970Thotobolosaurus mabeatae Ellenberger p. 345
1970Sauropodomorpha Reig p. 277
1970Sauropodomorpha Steel p. 46
1970Orosaurus Steel p. 50
1970Euskelosaurus Steel p. 57
1970Euskelosaurus brownii Steel p. 57
1970Sauropodomorpha Swinton p. 117
1972Sauropodomorpha Ellenberger p. 152
1974Sauropodomorpha Bakker and Galton p. 171
1974Sauropodomorpha Krebs p. 22
1975Sauropodomorpha Jain et al.
1975Sauropodomorpha del Corro p. 231
1978Euskelesaurus Anderson and Cruickshank p. 31
1978Sauropodomorpha Anderson and Cruickshank p. 31
1979Sauropodomorpha Baird and Horner p. 10
1979Sauropodomorpha Benton p. 143
1979Euskelosaurus Heerden
1979Euskelosaurus brownii Heerden
1980Sauropodomorpha Ostrom p. 22
1982Sauropodomorpha McGinnis p. 28
1984Euskelosaurus Olsen and Galton p. 91
1984Euskelosaurus browni Olsen and Galton p. 91
1984Sauropodomorpha Russell p. 28
1985Euskelosaurus Attridge et al. p. 128
1985Euskelosaurus Galton p. 671
1985Euskelosaurus brownii Galton pp. 671-672
1985Sauropodomorpha Galton and Van Heerden
1985Sauropodomorpha Gauthier and Padian pp. 189-190 fig. 2
1986Euskelosaurus Battail p. 49
1986Sauropodomorpha Gauthier p. 44
1986Euskelosaurus Ginsburg p. 143
1986Euskelosaurus broomi Ginsburg p. 143
1987Sauropodomorpha Brinkman and Sues p. 503
1987Sauropodomorpha Buscalioni and Sanz p. 66
1988Euskelosaurus Carroll
1988Sauropodomorpha Carroll
1989Sauropodomorpha Gauthier et al. p. 346
1990Sauropodomorpha Benton p. 19
1990Sauropodomorpha Osmolska p. 148
1992Sauropodomorpha Novas p. 131
1992Sauropodomorpha Olshevsky p. 171
1993Euskelosaurus browni Gauffre p. 147
1993Euskelosaurus Gauffre p. 148
1993Sauropodomorpha Sereno et al. p. 65 fig. 2
1995Sauropodomorpha Long and Murry p. 189
1996Sauropodomorpha Novas p. 737 fig. 10
1997Euskelosaurus browni Chinsamy p. 677
1998Euskelosaurus Galton and Van Heerden pp. 174-175
1998Euskelosaurus brownii Galton and Van Heerden pp. 174-175
1998Sauropodomorpha Sereno p. 63
1999Sauropodomorpha Sereno p. 2138 fig. 2
2001Euskelosaurus browni Durand p. 598
2001Sauropodomorpha Tang et al. p. 14
2002Euskelosaurus browni Harris et al. p. 251
2003Sauropodomorpha Rauhut p. 129
2004Euskelosaurus Galton and Upchurch p. 234 fig. 12.11
2004Euskelosaurus brownii Galton and Upchurch p. 234
2004Sauropodomorpha Langer p. 27
2005Sauropodomorpha Yates p. 118 fig. 9
2006Sauropodomorpha Ezcurra p. 657 fig. 3
2006Sauropodomorpha Langer and Benton pp. 346-348 fig. 15
2007Sauropodomorpha Casal et al.
2007Euskelosaurus browni Galton p. 518
2008Sauropodomorpha García et al.
2009Sauropodomorpha Martínez and Alcober p. 11 fig. 10
2010Sauropodomorpha Langer et al. p. 93
2011Sauropodomorpha Bittencourt and Langer p. 35
2011Sauropodomorpha Cabreira et al. p. 1036
2011Sauropodomorpha Nesbitt p. 212 fig. 52
2011Sauropodomorpha Novas et al. p. 341 fig. 4
2018Sauropodomorpha Apaldetti 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
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Eusaurischia
—Sauropodomorpha(Huene 1932)
—Sauropodomorpha(Huene 1932)

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. †Sauropodomorpha Huene 1932 [sauropodomorph]
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G. †Arcusaurus Yates et al. 2011
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†Arcusaurus pereirabdalorum Yates et al. 2011
G. †Asylosaurus Galton 2007
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†Asylosaurus yalensis Galton 2007
Unr. †Bagualosauria Langer et al. 2019
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G. †Bagualosaurus Pretto et al. 2019
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†Bagualosaurus agudoensis Pretto et al. 2019
Unr. †Plateosauria Tornier 1913
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Unr. †Anchisauria Galton and Upchurch 2004
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Unr. †Prosauropoda Huene 1920 [prosauropod]
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Fm. †Anchisauridae Marsh 1885 [anchisaurid]
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Invalid names: Amphisauridae Marsh 1882 [synonym], Gryponichidae Huene 1932 [synonym], Palaeosauridae Huene 1932 [synonym]
G. †Barrancapus Hunt et al. 1993
Fm. †Otozoidae Lull 1904
G. †Pseudotetrasauropus Ellenberger 1965
G. †Rotodactylopus Ellenberger 1970
G. †Tetrasauropus Ellenberger 1970
G. †Yimenosaurus Bai et al. 1990
Invalid names: Aetonyx Broom 1911 [nomen dubium], Aetonyx palustris Broom 1911 [nomen dubium], Agrosaurus Seeley 1891 [nomen dubium], Aristosaurus Van Hoepen 1920 [nomen dubium], Aristosaurus erectus Van Hoepen 1920 [nomen dubium], Dimodosaurus Pidancet and Chopard 1862 [nomen dubium], Dromicosaurus Van Hoepen 1920 [nomen dubium], Dromicosaurus gracilis Van Hoepen 1920 [nomen dubium], Euskelesauridae Ellenberger 1970 [empty], Euskelosaurus africanus Haughton 1924 [nomen dubium], Fulengia Carroll and Galton 1977 [nomen dubium], Gigantoscelus Van Hoepen 1916 [nomen dubium], Gresslyosaurus Rütimeyer 1856 [nomen dubium], Gryponyx Broom 1911 [nomen dubium], Gryponyx africanus Broom 1911 [nomen dubium], Gryponyx taylori Haughton 1924 [nomen dubium], Gryponyx transvaalensis Broom 1912 [nomen dubium], Gyposaurus capensis Broom 1911 [nomen dubium], Hortalotarsus Seeley 1894 [nomen dubium], Hortalotarsus skirtopodus Seeley 1892 [nomen dubium], Leptospondylus Owen 1854 [nomen dubium], Massospondylus browni Seeley 1892 [nomen dubium], Massospondylus harriesi Broom 1911 [nomen dubium], Massospondylus schwarzi Haughton 1924 [nomen dubium], Mussauridae Bonaparte and Vince 1979 [empty], Orinosaurus Lydekker 1889 [nomen dubium], Orinosaurus capensis Lydekker 1889 [nomen dubium], Pachysauriscus Kuhn 1959 [nomen dubium], Pachysaurops Huene 1959 [nomen dubium], Pachysaurus Huene 1905 [nomen dubium], Pachyspondylus Owen 1854 [nomen dubium], Plateosauravidae Huene 1929 [empty], Plateosaurus stormbergensis Broom 1915 [nomen dubium], Pseudotetrasauropus acutunguis Ellenberger 1970 [nomen dubium], Pseudotetrasauropus curtus Ellenberger 1972 [nomen dubium], Pseudotetrasauropus elegans Ellenberger 1970 [nomen dubium], Pseudotetrasauropus francisci Ellenberger 1970 [nomen dubium], Tawasaurus Young 1982 [nomen dubium], Teratosaurus trossingensis Huene 1908 [nomen dubium], Thecodontosaurus dubius Haughton 1924 [nomen dubium], Thecodontosaurus minor Haughton 1918 [nomen dubium], Yunnanosauridae Young 1942 [empty], Zanclodon bavaricus Sandberger 1894 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Melanorosauridae Huene 1929 [empty]
G. †Buriolestes Cabreira et al. 2016
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†Buriolestes schultzi Cabreira et al. 2016
G. †Efraasia Galton 1973
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†Efraasia minor Huene 1908
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Invalid names: Palaeosaurus diagnosticus Fraas 1912 [synonym], Sellosaurus fraasi Huene 1908 [synonym]
G. †Eoraptor Sereno et al. 1993
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†Eoraptor lunensis Sereno et al. 1993
G. †Eosauropus Lockley et al. 2006
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†Eosauropus cimarronensis Lockley et al. 2006
Fm. †Guaibasauridae Bonaparte et al. 1999
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G. †Agnosphitys Fraser et al. 2002
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†Agnosphitys cromhallensis Fraser et al. 2002
G. †Guaibasaurus Bonaparte et al. 1999
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†Guaibasaurus candelariensis Bonaparte et al. 1999
Invalid names: Saturnaliinae Ezcurra 2010 [empty]
G. †Kholumolumo Peyre de Fabrègues and Allain 2020
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†Kholumolumo ellenbergerorum Peyre de Fabrègues and Allain 2020
G. †Lavinipes Avanzini et al. 2003
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†Lavinipes cheminii Avanzini et al. 2003
G. †Liujianpus Xing et al. 2016
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†Liujianpus shunan Xing et al. 2016
Unr. †Massopoda Yates 2007
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G. †Anchisaurus Marsh 1885
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†Anchisaurus polyzelus Hitchcock 1865
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Invalid names: Ammosaurus major Marsh 1889 [synonym], Ammosaurus solus Marsh 1892 [synonym], Anchisaurus colurus Marsh 1891 [synonym]
Invalid names: Amphisaurus Marsh 1882 [replaced], Megadactylus Hitchcock 1865 [replaced], Yaleosaurus Huene 1932 [synonym]
Fm. †Massospondylidae Huene 1914
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G. †Adeopapposaurus Martínez 2009 [far eating lizard]
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†Adeopapposaurus mognai Martínez 2009
G. †Coloradisaurus Lambert 1983
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†Coloradisaurus brevis Bonaparte 1978
G. †Glacialisaurus Smith and Pol 2007 [frozen lizard]
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†Glacialisaurus hammeri Smith and Pol 2007
G. †Ignavusaurus Knoll 2010
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†Ignavusaurus rachelis Knoll 2010
G. †Leyesaurus Apaldetti et al. 2011
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†Leyesaurus marayensis Apaldetti et al. 2011
G. †Lufengosaurus Young 1940
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†Lufengosaurus huenei Young 1940
†Lufengosaurus magnus Young 1941
G. †Massospondylus Owen 1854
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†Massospondylus hislopi Lydekker 1890
†Massospondylus kaalae Barrett 2009
G. †Ngwevu Chapelle et al. 2019
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†Ngwevu intloko Chapelle et al. 2019
G. †Pradhania Kutty et al. 2007
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†Pradhania gracilis Kutty et al. 2007
G. †Sarahsaurus Rowe et al. 2011
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†Sarahsaurus aurifontanalis Rowe et al. 2011
G. †Musankwa Barrett et al. 2024
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†Musankwa sanyatiensis Barrett et al. 2024
Unr. †Riojasauridae Yates 2007
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G. †Eucnemesaurus Van Hoepen 1920
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†Eucnemesaurus entaxonis McPhee et al. 2015
†Eucnemesaurus fortis Van Hoepen 1920
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Invalid names: Aliwalia rex Galton 1985 [synonym]
Invalid names: Aliwalia Galton 1985 [synonym]
G. †Riojasaurus Bonaparte 1969
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†Riojasaurus incertus Bonaparte 1969
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Invalid names: Strenusaurus procerus Bonaparte 1969 [synonym]
Invalid names: Strenusaurus Bonaparte 1969 [synonym]
Unr. †Sauropodiformes Martinez et al. 2011
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G. †Aardonyx Yates et al. 2010
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†Aardonyx celestae Yates et al. 2010
G. †Blikanasaurus Galton and Van Heerden 1985
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†Blikanasaurus cromptoni Galton and Van Heerden 1985
G. †Camelotia Galton 1985
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†Camelotia borealis Galton 1985
G. †Gongxianosaurus He et al. 1998
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†Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis He et al. 1998
G. †Irisosaurus Peyre de Fabrègues et al. 2020
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†Irisosaurus yimenensis Peyre de Fabrègues et al. 2020
G. †Jingshanosaurus Zhang and Yang 1995
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†Jingshanosaurus xinwaensis Zhang and Yang 1995
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Invalid names: Chuxiongosaurus lufengensis Lü et al. 2010 [synonym]
Invalid names: Chuxiongosaurus Lü et al. 2010 [synonym]
G. †Ledumahadi McPhee et al. 2018
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†Ledumahadi mafube McPhee et al. 2018
G. †Leonerasaurus Pol et al. 2011
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†Leonerasaurus taquetrensis Pol et al. 2011
G. †Lishulong Zhang et al. 2024
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†Lishulong wangi Zhang et al. 2024
G. †Melanorosaurus Haughton 1924
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†Melanorosaurus readi Haughton 1924
Invalid names: Roccosaurus Van Heerden 1978 [nomen nudum], Roccosaurus tetrasacralis van Heerden 1978 [nomen nudum]
G. †Meroktenos Peyre de Fabrègues and Allain 2016
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†Meroktenos thabanensis Gauffre 1993
G. †Mussaurus Bonaparte and Vince 1979
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†Mussaurus patagonicus Bonaparte and Vince 1979
G. †Schleitheimia Rauhut et al. 2020
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†Schleitheimia schutzi Rauhut et al. 2020
G. †Sefapanosaurus Otero et al. 2015
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†Sefapanosaurus zastronensis Otero et al. 2015
G. †Seitaad Sertich and Loewen 2010
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†Seitaad ruessi Sertich and Loewen 2010
G. †Xingxiulong Wang et al. 2017
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†Xingxiulong chengi Wang et al. 2017
G. †Yizhousaurus Zhang et al. 2018
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†Yizhousaurus sunae Zhang et al. 2018
G. †Yunnanosaurus Young 1940
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†Yunnanosaurus huangi Young 1940
†Yunnanosaurus robustus Young 1951
†Yunnanosaurus youngi Lü et al. 2007
G. †Tuebingosaurus Regalado Fernández and Werneburg 2022
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†Tuebingosaurus maierfritzorum Regalado Fernández and Werneburg 2022
G. †Mbiresaurus Griffin et al. 2022
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†Mbiresaurus raathi Griffin et al. 2022
G. †Nambalia Novas et al. 2011
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†Nambalia roychowdhurii Novas et al. 2011
G. †Pantydraco Galton et al. 2007
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†Pantydraco caducus Yates 2003
Fm. †Plateosauridae Marsh 1895 [plateosaurid]
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G. †Coloradia Bonaparte 1978
G. †Issi Beccari et al. 2021
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†Issi saaneq Beccari et al. 2021
G. †Navahopus Baird 1980
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†Navahopus coyoteensis Milàn et al. 2008
†Navahopus falcipollex Baird 1980
G. †Plateosauravus Huene 1932
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G. †Plateosaurus Meyer 1837
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†Plateosaurus elizae Sauvage 1907
†Plateosaurus gracilis Huene 1905
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Invalid names: Thecodontosaurus hermannianus Huene 1905 [synonym]
†Plateosaurus ingens Rütimeyer 1856
†Plateosaurus longiceps Jaekel 1913
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Invalid names: Plateosaurus fraasianus Huene 1932 [synonym], Plateosaurus integer Fraas 1915 [synonym]
Invalid names: Plateosaurus quenstedti Huene 1905 [nomen dubium], Plateosaurus reinigeri Huene 1905 [nomen dubium], Platysaurus Agassiz 1846 [synonym], Sellosaurus Huene 1905 [synonym]
G. †Ruehleia Galton 2001
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†Ruehleia bedheimensis Galton 2001
G. †Unaysaurus Leal et al. 2004
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†Unaysaurus tolentinoi Leal et al. 2004
G. †Xixiposaurus Sekiya 2010
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†Xixiposaurus suni Sekiya 2010
Invalid names: Ammosauridae Huene 1914 [synonym], Sellosauridae Huene 1908 [synonym]
G. †Qianlong Han et al. 2023
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†Qianlong shouhu Han et al. 2023
Subfm. †Saturnaliidae Ezcurra 2010
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G. †Chromogisaurus Ezcurra 2010
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†Chromogisaurus novasi Ezcurra 2010
G. †Pampadromaeus Cabreira et al. 2011
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†Pampadromaeus barberenai Cabreira et al. 2011
G. †Panphagia Martínez and Alcober 2009
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†Panphagia protos Martínez and Alcober 2009
G. †Saturnalia Langer et al. 1999
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†Saturnalia tupiniquim Langer et al. 1999
Fm. †Thecodontosauridae Lydekker 1890
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G. †Pseudotrisauropus Ellenberger 1970
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†Pseudotrisauropus dieterleni Ellenberger 1970
†Pseudotrisauropus humilis Ellenberger 1970
†Pseudotrisauropus maserui Ellenberger 1970
†Pseudotrisauropus minusculus Ellenberger 1970
†Pseudotrisauropus molekoi Ellenberger 1970
†Pseudotrisauropus subengensis Ellenberger 1970
G. †Trichristolopus Ellenberger 1970
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†Trichristolopus dubius Ellenberger 1970
G. †Thecodontosaurus Riley and Stutchbury 1836
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†Thecodontosaurus minimus Ellenberger 1970
Invalid names: Thecodontosaurus latespinatus Huene 1905 [nomen vanum], Thecodontosaurus subcylindrodon Huene 1905 [nomen vanum]
Unr. †Unaysauridae Müller et al. 2018
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G. †Jaklapallisaurus Novas et al. 2011
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†Jaklapallisaurus asymmetrica Novas et al. 2011
G. †Macrocollum Müller et al. 2018
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†Macrocollum itaquii Müller et al. 2018
Invalid names: Brontosauria Olshevsky 1991 [empty], Euskelosaurus Huxley 1866 [nomen dubium], Euskelosaurus brownii Huxley 1866 [nomen dubium], Melanorosauria Ellenberger 1972 [empty], Navahopodidae Olsen and Galton 1984 [empty], Pachysuchus Young 1951 [nomen dubium], Pentasauropodia Ellenberger 1972 [empty], Thotobolosaurus Ellenberger 1970 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. J. Nesbitt 2011The most inclusive clade containing Saltasaurus loricatus Bonaparte and Powell, 1980, but not Passer domesticus Linnaeus, 1758, or Triceratops horridus Marsh, 1889
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 3000 kgg
Minimum body mass: 3 kgg
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Peczkis 1995, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Valanginian or 247.20000 to 132.90000 Ma

Collections (471 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany Thecodontosaurus latespinatus (137641)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0South Africa (Free State) Rotodactylopus archaeus (206547)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Lesotho (Mokhotlong) Trichristolopus dubius (206537)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Thecodontosaurus latespinatus (187582)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Argentina (Mendoza) Tetrasauropus sp. (59670)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0France (Grand Est) Thecodontosaurus latespinatus (137680)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0United Kingdom (Wales) Thecodontosaurus sp. (27012)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy (Liguria) Evazoum sirigui, Pseudotetrasauropus sp. (68780)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Argentina (San Juan) Panphagia protos (87090) Sauropodomorpha indet. (131436)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Lesotho (Mohale's Hoek) Pseudotetrasauropus mekalingensis (206555)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Pliensbachian - Toarcian190.8 - 174.1USA (Utah) Otozoum sp. (184683 195176 195177 195178 222902 222907) Otozoum sp., Navahopus sp. (201625) Seitaad ruessi (94804)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian190.8 - 174.1USA (Arizona/Utah) Otozoum sp., Brasilichnium sp. (60455)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian190.8 - 174.1USA (Idaho) Otozoum sp. (195189)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Argentina (Chubut) Leonerasaurus taquetrensis (103445)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Toarcian189.6 - 174.1Russian Federation Saturnaliidae indet. (51574)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1China (Sichuan) Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis (51980)
Toarcian - Bajocian182.7 - 168.3China (Sichuan) Sauropoda indet. (103971)
Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Argentina (Chubut) Sauropodiformes indet. (67434)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.1 - 168.3China (Sichuan) Plateosauridae indet., Lufengosaurus magnus (227429)
Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9Brazil (Paraíba) Sauropoda indet. (67232)