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Sauropodopus

Reptilia - Chirotheriidae

Taxonomy
Sauropodopus was named by Ellenberger (1970). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was synonymized subjectively with Brachychirotherium by Olsen and Galton (1984) and Klein and Lucas (2021).

It was assigned to Sauropoda by Ellenberger (1972); to Prosauropoda by Romero Molina et al. (2003); to Rauisuchia by Knoll (2004); and to Chirotheriidae by D'Orazi Porchetti and Nicosia (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Sauropodopus Ellenberger p. 345
1972Sauropodopus Ellenberger p. 152
2003Sauropodopus Romero Molina et al. p. 24
2004Sauropodopus Knoll p. 75
2007Sauropodopus D'Orazi Porchetti and Nicosia p. 241

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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
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
familyChirotheriidaeAbel 1935
genusSauropodopus

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.

G. †Sauropodopus Ellenberger 1970
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Sauropodopus antiquus Ellenberger 1970
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Invalid names: Deuterosauropodopus major Ellenberger 1970 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. D'Orazi Porchetti and U. Nicosia 2007Quadrupedal track with high pace angulation and high heteropody. The manus is smaller than the pes. Four very short digits in the hand, which is round and paddle-shaped. Five short digits in the pes where group I-IV is oriented forward, while the fifth digit is present behind digit groups I-IV.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:45
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988

Age range: Norian or 228.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Lesotho (Maseru) S. antiquus (149751)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Lesotho (Mohale's Hoek) Deuterosauropodopus major (56020)