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Diplodocinae (diplodocine)

Reptilia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Diplodocinae Janensch
1956Diplodocinae Romer p. 622
1970Diplodocinae Steel p. 80
1970Diplodocinae Swinton p. 180
1990Diplodocinae McIntosh p. 56
1999Diplodocinae Salgado p. 204
2002Diplodocinae Wilson p. 240 fig. 13
2005Diplodocinae Taylor and Naish p. 31
2006Diplodocinae Remes p. 664 fig. 9
2006Diplodocinae Salgado et al. p. 704 fig. 9
2007Diplodocinae Remes p. 655
2007Diplodocinae Royo-Torres et al. p. 184
2009Diplodocinae Remes p. 26
2012Diplodocinae Mannion et al.
2013Diplodocinae Tschopp and Mateus p. 877 fig. 11
2014Diplodocinae Gallina et al. p. 2 fig. 4
2015Diplodocinae Tschopp et al.
2016Diplodocinae Foster and Peterson p. 439

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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
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Sauropoda()
—Gravisauria
—Eusauropoda
—Neosauropoda
—Diplodocoidea()
—Diplodocimorpha
—Flagellicaudata
—Diplodocidae()
—Diplodocinae(Janensch 1929)
—Diplodocinae(Janensch 1929)

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. †Diplodocinae Janensch 1929 [diplodocine]
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G. †Ardetosaurus van der Linden et al. 2024
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†Ardetosaurus viator van der Linden et al. 2024
G. †Barosaurus Marsh 1890
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†Barosaurus lentus Marsh 1890
Invalid names: Barosaurus gracilis Russell et al. 1980 [nomen nudum], Gigantosaurus Fraas 1908 [synonym]
G. †Dinheirosaurus Bonaparte and Mateus 1999
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†Dinheirosaurus lourinhanensis Bonaparte and Mateus 1999
G. †Diplodocus Marsh 1878
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†Diplodocus carnegii Hatcher 1901
†Diplodocus hallorum Gillette 1991
†Diplodocus longus Marsh 1878
Invalid names: Seismosaurus Gillette 1991 [synonym]
G. †Galeamopus Tschopp et al. 2015
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†Galeamopus hayi Holland 1924
†Galeamopus pabsti Tschopp and Mateus 2017
G. †Leinkupal Gallina et al. 2014
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†Leinkupal laticauda Gallina et al. 2014
G. †Supersaurus Jensen 1985
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†Supersaurus vivianae Jensen 1985
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Invalid names: Dystylosaurus edwini Jensen 1985 [synonym], Ultrasauros macintoshi Jensen 1985 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dystylosaurus Jensen 1985 [synonym], Ultrasauros Olshevsky 1991 [synonym]
G. †Tornieria Sternfeld 1911
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†Tornieria africana Fraas 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesinfrao
Adult length: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult width: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult height: 10 to < 100infrao
Maximum body mass: 100000 kgg
Minimum body mass: 10000 kgg
Thickness: thickinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Form: sphericalinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: gregariousinfrao
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Diet: herbivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2004-12-14 12:49:10
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:49:10
Source: g = genus, infrao = infraorder
References: Marsh 1875, Peczkis 1995

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Valanginian or 157.30000 to 132.90000 Ma

Collections (112 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Georgia (Abkhaziya) Diplodocinae indet. (51908)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8USA (Wyoming) Barosaurus sp., Diplodocus sp. (126540)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1USA (Montana) Diplodocidae indet. (49624) Diplodocinae indet. (69890)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1USA (Colorado) Diplodocinae indet. (154924) Diplodocus sp. (48171 56590)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1USA (Wyoming) Barosaurus sp., Diplodocinae indet. (46460) Barosaurus sp., Diplodocus sp. (46465 58510) Diplodocus sp. (46468 46469 57903 75453 176983) Galeamopus pabsti (185607)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Portugal (Centro) Diplodocinae indet. (219240)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Colorado) Amphicoelias altus (48130) Barosaurus sp. (49622) Barosaurus sp., Diplodocidae indet. (11611) Camarasaurus sp. (39377) Diplodocus sp. (25141 36576 39376 48169 56599 68097)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Montana) Sauropoda indet. (50714)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (New Mexico) Diplodocinae indet. (51992) Diplodocus carnegiei (38872)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (South Dakota) Barosaurus lentus (49631 57905) Diplodocus sp. (57904)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Barosaurus lentus (49637) Barosaurus sp. (39342 49634) Diplodocidae indet. (227262) Diplodocinae indet. (39337) Diplodocinae indet., Apatosaurus sp. (49636) Diplodocus carnegii (13352 48565 57897 68100) Diplodocus longus (168056) Diplodocus sp. (13212 13214 39253 39344 39370 49627 55320 55483 58513 142334 190894 207749 230770 230774 231553 231565 231569 231572) Diplodocus sp., Diplodocus longus, Diplodocinae indet., Galeamopus hayi, Galeamopus pabsti (22648) Galeamopus sp., Diplodocus longus (58509) Supersaurus sp. (74664)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Utah) Barosaurus sp. (220417) Diplodocus sp. (58518) Diplodocus sp., Barosaurus sp. (58514)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Spain (Teruel) Diplodocinae indet. (85290)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Tanzania (Lindi) Barosaurus africanus (47151)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal (Centro) Diplodocidae indet. (156123) Sauropoda indet. (49304)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0USA (Colorado) Barosaurus sp., Dystylosaurus edwini, Diplodocoidea indet., Ultrasaurus sp., Sauropoda indet. (45975) Diplodocus longus, Diplodocinae indet., Galeamopus sp. (28366)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0Portugal (Centro) Diplodocinae indet. (47431)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Diplodocus sp. (47065) Diplodocus sp., Brachiosaurus sp. (49577)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Tithonian155.7 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Barosaurus sp., Diplodocus sp. (22678) Diplodocus sp. (74663)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Tithonian155.7 - 145.0USA (Oklahoma) Diplodocus sp. (49596 49597) Diplodocus sp., Diplodocinae indet. (49338)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Chile (Aisén) Diplodocinae indet. (83734)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0USA (Colorado) Diplodocus sp. (48162 48163 48166)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Tanzania (Lindi) Barosaurus africanus (47122 47140 47144 47156 47160 47182 48350 48358 48365 48376 48385) Gigantosaurus africanus (47181) Tornieria sp. (121195)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0USA (Utah) Diplodocus sp. (22711 46439)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Diplodocus sp. (39347 55482)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0USA (South Dakota) Diplodocinae indet. (132242)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Zimbabwe (Mashonaland North) Barosaurus sp. (49100)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Diplodocus sp. (56654)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0USA (Utah) Barosaurus sp., Barosaurus lentus, Diplodocus hallorum, Diplodocinae indet., Diplodocus sp. (21852)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0USA (Colorado) Diplodocus sp. (71476)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Portugal (Centro) Diplodocinae indet. (49253)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9Argentina (Neuquén) Leinkupal laticauda (156241)
Berriasian - Hauterivian145.0 - 129.4South Africa (Eastern Cape) Diplodocinae indet. (174953 174954)