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Moyenisauropodidae
Taxonomy
Moyenisauropodidae was named by Ellenberger (1974). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Moyenisauropus.
It was assigned to Limnavia by Ellenberger (1974); and to Ornithopoda by Gierlinski (1991).
It was assigned to Limnavia by Ellenberger (1974); and to Ornithopoda by Gierlinski (1991).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1974 | Moyenisauropodidae Ellenberger p. 25 |
1991 | Moyenisauropodidae Gierlinski p. 143 |
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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.
Fm. †Moyenisauropodidae Ellenberger 1974
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G. †Anomoepus Hitchcock 1848
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†Anomoepus crassus Hitchcock 1889
†Anomoepus culbertsonii King 1844
†Anomoepus fringilla Ellenberger 1974
†Anomoepus gallinuloides King 1844
†Anomoepus giganteus Hitchcock and Grier 1927
†Anomoepus lacertoideus Hitchcock 1858
†Anomoepus major Hitchcock 1858
†Anomoepus minutus Ellenberger 1974
†Anomoepus moabensis Lockley et al. 1992
†Anomoepus moghrebensis Biron and Dutuit 1981
†Anomoepus palmipes Ellenberger 1970
†Anomoepus pienkovskii Gierlinski 1991
†Anomoepus ranivorus Ellenberger 1970
†Anomoepus scambus Hitchcock 1848
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Invalid names: Anomoepus cuneatus Hitchcock 1889 [synonym], Anomoepus curvatus Hitchcock 1862 [synonym], Anomoepus intermedius Hitchcock 1862 [synonym], Anomoepus isodactylus Hitchcock 1889 [synonym], Anomoepus minimus Hitchcock 1862 [synonym], Anomoepus minor Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Apatichnus circumagens Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Eubrontes gracillimus Hitchcock 1844 [synonym], Moyenisauropus dodai Ellenberger 1974 [synonym], Moyenisauropus levicauda Ellenberger 1974 [synonym], Moyenisauropus longicauda Ellenberger 1972 [synonym], Moyenisauropus minor Ellenberger 1970 [synonym], Moyenisauropus natatilis Ellenberger 1974 [synonym], Moyenisauropus natator Ellenberger 1970 [synonym], Moyenisauropus vermivorus Ellenberger 1970 [synonym], Plesiornis quadrupes Hitchcock 1858 [synonym]
†Anomoepus shingi Welles 1971
†Anomoepus turda Ellenberger 1972
Invalid names: Hopiichnus Welles 1971 [synonym], Moyenisauropus Ellenberger 1970 [synonym], Shensipus Young 1966 [synonym]
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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G. Gierlinski 1991 | Normally bipedal, but sometimes also quadrupedal. Pes with three functional digits. Hallux rarely imprinted. Pedal digits massive, short and highly divaricated, with imprints of two phalangeal pads on the third digit. The fourth pedal digit is longest. In the trackway, the pes is directed inward. Metatarsal impression occurs when the trackmaker rests. The pentadactyl manus has short and thick digits. |