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Diplodocoidea

Reptilia

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Ceteosaurus glymptonensis Phillips p. 291
1871Cetiosaurus glymptonensis Phillips p. 291
1882Ceteosaurus glymptonensis Etheridge p. 198
1888Cetiosaurus glymptonensis Lydekker p. 138
1890Cetiosaurus glymptonensis Woodward and Sherborn p. 214
1890Cetiosaurus glymptonensis Zittel p. 705
1900Cetiosaurus glymptonensis Sauvage p. 504
1901Cetiosaurus glymptonensis Nopcsa p. 205
1905Cetiosaurus glymptonensis Williston p. 344
1939Cetiosaurus glymptonensis Kuhn p. 84
1970Cetiosaurus glymptonensis Steel p. 64
1979Cetiosaurus glymptonensis Jain et al. p. 206
1990Cetiosauriscus glymptonensis McIntosh p. 350
1995Diplodocoidea Upchurch
1997Diplodocoidea Sereno p. 444
1997Diplodocoidea Upchurch p. 82A
1998Diplodocoidea Dong p. 84
1998Diplodocoidea Sereno p. 63
1998Diplodocoidea Wilson and Sereno p. 54 fig. 44
1999Diplodocoidea Sereno p. 2138 fig. 2
1999Diplodocoidea Sereno et al. p. 1346 fig. 4
2002Diplodocoidea Wilson p. 240 fig. 13
2004Diplodocoidea Harris and Dodson p. 198
2004Diplodocoidea Upchurch et al. p. 263
2005Diplodocoidea Gallina and Apesteguía p. 159 fig. 5
2005Diplodocoidea Taylor and Naish pp. 2-3 fig. 1
2006Diplodocoidea Moser et al. p. 36
2006Diplodocoidea Royo-Torres et al. p. 1926 fig. 3
2007Rebbachisauroidea Apesteguía p. 535
2008Diplodocoidea Allain and Aquesbi p. 403
2010Diplodocoidea Suteethorn et al.
2011Diplodocoidea Bittencourt and Langer p. 35
2012Diplodocoidea D'Emic
2015Diplodocoidea Tschopp et al.
2015Diplodocoidea Xing et al.
2019Diplodocoidea Mannion et al.
2021Diplodocoidea Apesteguía 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
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Sauropoda()
—Gravisauria
—Eusauropoda
—Neosauropoda
—Diplodocoidea()
—Diplodocoidea()

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. †Diplodocoidea Upchurch 1995
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G. †Amphicoelias Cope 1877
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†Amphicoelias altus Cope 1877
†Amphicoelias brontodiplodocus Galiano and Albersdörfer 2010
Unr. †Diplodocimorpha Calvo and Salgado 1995
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Unr. †Flagellicaudata Harris and Dodson 2004
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Unr. †Dicraeosauridae Huene 1927 [dicraeosaurid]
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G. †Amargasaurus Bonaparte 1984
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†Amargasaurus cazaui Salgado and Bonaparte 1991
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Invalid names: Amargasaurus groeberi Bonaparte 1984 [replaced]
G. †Amargatitanis Apesteguía 2007 [Amarga titan]
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†Amargatitanis macni Apesteguía 2007
G. †Bajadasaurus Gallina et al. 2019
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†Bajadasaurus pronuspinax Gallina et al. 2019
G. †Brachytrachelopan Rauhut et al. 2005
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†Brachytrachelopan mesai Rauhut et al. 2005
G. †Dicraeosaurus Janensch 1914
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†Dicraeosaurus hansemanni Janensch 1914
†Dicraeosaurus sattleri Janensch 1914
G. †Dyslocosaurus Mcintosh et al. 1992
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†Dyslocosaurus polyonychius Mcintosh et al. 1992
G. †Kaatedocus Tschopp and Mateus 2013
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†Kaatedocus siberi Tschopp and Mateus 2013
G. †Lingwulong Xu et al. 2018
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†Lingwulong shenqi Xu et al. 2018
G. †Pilmatueia Coria et al. 2019
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†Pilmatueia faundezi Coria et al. 2019
G. †Smitanosaurus Whitlock and Wilson Mantilla 2020
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†Smitanosaurus agilis Marsh 1889
G. †Suuwassea Harris and Dodson 2004
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†Suuwassea emilieae Harris and Dodson 2004
G. †Tharosaurus Bajpai et al. 2023
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†Tharosaurus indicus Bajpai et al. 2023
Unr. †Diplodocidae Marsh 1884 [diplodocid]
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Subfm. †Apatosaurinae Janensch 1929
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G. †Apatosaurus Marsh 1877
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Invalid names: Titanosaurus Marsh 1877 [synonym]
G. †Brontosaurus Marsh 1879
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Invalid names: Elosaurus Peterson and Gilmore 1902 [synonym], Eobrontosaurus Bakker 1998 [synonym]
Invalid names: Atlantosaurus immanis Marsh 1878 [nomen dubium]
Unr. †Diplodocinae Janensch 1929 [diplodocine]
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G. †Ardetosaurus van der Linden et al. 2024
G. †Barosaurus Marsh 1890
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Invalid names: Gigantosaurus Fraas 1908 [synonym]
G. †Dinheirosaurus Bonaparte and Mateus 1999
G. †Diplodocus Marsh 1878
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Invalid names: Seismosaurus Gillette 1991 [synonym]
G. †Galeamopus Tschopp et al. 2015
G. †Leinkupal Gallina et al. 2014
G. †Supersaurus Jensen 1985
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Invalid names: Dystylosaurus Jensen 1985 [synonym], Ultrasauros Olshevsky 1991 [synonym]
G. †Tornieria Sternfeld 1911
Invalid names: Dicraeosaurinae Janensch 1929 [empty]
Invalid names: Diplodocus lacustris Marsh 1884 [nomen dubium]
Unr. †Rebbachisauridae Bonaparte 1997
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G. †Agustinia Bonaparte 1999
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†Agustinia ligabuei Bonaparte 1999
G. †Amazonsaurus Carvalho et al. 2003
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†Amazonsaurus maranhensis Carvalho et al. 2003
G. †Campananeyen Lerzo et al. 2024
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†Campananeyen fragilissimus Lerzo et al. 2024
G. †Comahuesaurus Carballido et al. 2012
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†Comahuesaurus windhauseni Carballido et al. 2012
G. †Histriasaurus Dalla Vecchia 1998
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†Histriasaurus boscarollii Dalla Vecchia 1998
G. †Itapeuasaurus Lindoso et al. 2019
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†Itapeuasaurus cajapioensis Lindoso et al. 2019
Unr. †Khebbashia Fanti et al. 2015
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Unr. †Nigersaurinae Whitlock 2011
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G. †Demandasaurus Torcida Fernández-Baldor et al. 2011
G. †Nigersaurus Sereno et al. 1999
G. †Tataouinea Fanti et al. 2013
Unr. †Rebbachisaurinae Wilson and Allain 2015
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Unr. †Limaysaurinae Whitlock 2011
G. †Rayososaurus Bonaparte 1996
G. †Rebbachisaurus Lavocat 1954
G. †Lavocatisaurus Canudo et al. 2018
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†Lavocatisaurus agrioensis Canudo et al. 2018
G. †Maraapunisaurus Carpenter 2018
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G. †Sidersaura Lerzo et al. 2024
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†Sidersaura marae Lerzo et al. 2024
G. †Xenoposeidon Taylor and Naish 2007
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†Xenoposeidon proneneukos Taylor and Naish 2007
G. †Zapalasaurus Salgado et al. 2006
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†Zapalasaurus bonapartei Salgado et al. 2006
Invalid names: Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis Lapparent 1957 [nomen dubium]
G. †Haplocanthosaurus Hatcher 1903
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†Haplocanthosaurus delfsi McIntosh and Williams 1988
†Haplocanthosaurus priscus Hatcher 1903
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Invalid names: Haplocanthosaurus utterbacki Hatcher 1903 [synonym]
Invalid names: Haplocanthus Hatcher 1903 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cetiosaurus glymptonensis Phillips 1871 [nomen dubium], Rebbachisauroidea Apesteguía 2007 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. Apesteguía 2007 (Rebbachisauroidea)The most inclusive clade containing WN-V6 (Histriasaurus boscarollii, see Appendix A), Rebbachisaurus garasbae Lavocat, 1954, and Limaysaurus tessonei (Calvo and Salgado, 1995), and MACN PV N35.
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 Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Late/Upper Turonian or 167.70000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (294 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5China (Ningxia) Lingwulong shenqi (195171)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1India (Rajasthan) Tharosaurus indicus (227432)
Bathonian - Callovian168.3 - 163.5Mexico (Puebla) Theropoda indet. (143808)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Ceteosaurus glymptonensis (53518) Cetiosaurus glymptonensis (52631)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Russian Federation (Moskva) Diplodocoidea indet. (209783)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Tanzania (Lindi) Dicraeosaurus hansemanni (48387)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Georgia (Abkhaziya) Diplodocinae indet. (51908)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8USA (Wyoming) Apatosaurus sp., Barosaurus sp., Diplodocus sp., Amphicoelias brontodiplodocus (126540)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1USA (Colorado) Apatosaurus sp. (49621) Apatosaurus sp., Diplodocus sp. (48171) Diplodocidae indet., Apatosaurus sp., Diplodocinae indet. (154924) Diplodocus sp. (56590) Haplocanthosaurus sp. (164787)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Argentina (Chubut) Diplodocidae indet. (172899)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Niger (Zinder) Rebbachisauridae indet. (228906)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Rebbachisauridae indet. (59057) Rebbachisaurus garasbae (25325) Sauropoda indet. (59771)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Argentina (Neuquén) Bothriospondylus sp. (51943) Rayososaurus agrioensis (58572) Rebbachisaurinae indet. (235616) Rebbachisaurus tessonei (51948 51949 51950)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Argentina (Neuquén) Rebbachisauridae indet. (51946)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian99.6 - 89.8Argentina (Neuquén) Rebbachisauridae indet. (226993) Rebbachisauridae indet., Sidersaura marae (123202) Rebbachisaurus tessonei (58981) Sidersaura marae (232882)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian99.6 - 89.8Argentina (Río Negro) Rebbachisauridae indet. (67296)
Middle Cenomanian - Turonian99.6 - 89.8Argentina (Chubut) Katepensaurus goicoecheai (152253)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian99.6 - 89.3Argentina (Chubut) Rebbachisauridae indet. (123284)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Turonian99.6 - 89.3Argentina (Chubut) Diplodocidae indet. (68151) Rebbachisauridae indet. (115564)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Argentina (Chubut) Rebbachisauridae indet. (219559)