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Moyenisauropodidae

Reptilia - 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).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Moyenisauropodidae Ellenberger p. 25
1991Moyenisauropodidae Gierlinski p. 143

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Ornithischia()
Genasauria
Cerapoda
Ornithopoda()
familyMoyenisauropodidae
familyMoyenisauropodidae

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 fringilla Ellenberger 1974
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
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Gierlinski 1991Normally 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.