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Massopoda
Taxonomy
Massopoda was named by Yates (2007). It was considered monophyletic by Yates (2007).
It was assigned to Plateosauria by Novas et al. (2011); and to Sauropodomorpha by Yates (2007) and McPhee et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Plateosauria by Novas et al. (2011); and to Sauropodomorpha by Yates (2007) and McPhee et al. (2015).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2007 | Massopoda Yates p. 96 |
2011 | Massopoda Novas et al. p. 341 fig. 4 |
2015 | Massopoda McPhee et al. p. 19 fig. 12 |
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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.
Unr. †Massopoda Yates 2007
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G. †Anchisaurus Marsh 1885
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†Anchisaurus polyzelus Hitchcock 1865
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Invalid names: Ammosaurus major Marsh 1889 [synonym], Ammosaurus solus Marsh 1892 [synonym], Anchisaurus colurus Marsh 1891 [synonym]
Invalid names: Amphisaurus Marsh 1882 [replaced], Megadactylus Hitchcock 1865 [replaced], Yaleosaurus Huene 1932 [synonym]
Fm. †Massospondylidae Huene 1914
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G. †Lufengosaurus Young 1940
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†Lufengosaurus changduensis Zhao 1985
†Lufengosaurus huenei Young 1940
†Lufengosaurus magnus Young 1941
G. †Massospondylus Owen 1854
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†Massospondylus carinatus Owen 1854
†Massospondylus hislopi Lydekker 1890
†Massospondylus kaalae Barrett 2009
Unr. †Riojasauridae Yates 2007
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G. †Eucnemesaurus Van Hoepen 1920
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†Eucnemesaurus entaxonis McPhee et al. 2015
Invalid names: Aliwalia Galton 1985 [synonym]
G. †Riojasaurus Bonaparte 1969
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†Riojasaurus incertus Bonaparte 1969
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Invalid names: Strenusaurus procerus Bonaparte 1969 [synonym]
Invalid names: Strenusaurus Bonaparte 1969 [synonym]
Unr. †Sauropodiformes Martinez et al. 2011
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G. †Blikanasaurus Galton and Van Heerden 1985
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†Blikanasaurus cromptoni Galton and Van Heerden 1985
G. †Irisosaurus Peyre de Fabrègues et al. 2020
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†Irisosaurus yimenensis Peyre de Fabrègues et al. 2020
G. †Jingshanosaurus Zhang and Yang 1995
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†Jingshanosaurus xinwaensis Zhang and Yang 1995
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Invalid names: Chuxiongosaurus lufengensis Lü et al. 2010 [synonym]
Invalid names: Chuxiongosaurus Lü et al. 2010 [synonym]
G. †Melanorosaurus Haughton 1924
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†Melanorosaurus readi Haughton 1924
Invalid names: Roccosaurus Van Heerden 1978 [nomen nudum], Roccosaurus tetrasacralis van Heerden 1978 [nomen nudum]
G. †Yunnanosaurus Young 1940
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†Yunnanosaurus huangi Young 1940
†Yunnanosaurus robustus Young 1951
†Yunnanosaurus youngi Lü et al. 2007
G. †Tuebingosaurus Regalado Fernández and Werneburg 2022
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†Tuebingosaurus maierfritzorum Regalado Fernández and Werneburg 2022
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Hendy et al. 2009, Peczkis 1995, Carroll 1988 |
Collections (149 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Carnian | Zimbabwe (Mashonaland West) | Massospondylus sp. (220586) | |
Norian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Plateosaurus plieningeri (22683) | |
Norian | Switzerland (Schaffhausen) | Schleitheimia schutzi (47806) | |
Norian | Argentina (San Juan) | Sauropodomorpha indet. (182613) | |
Norian | Argentina (La Rioja) | Coloradia brevis (52014) Riojasaurus incertus (58569) Riojasaurus incertus, Coloradisaurus brevis (52032) | |
Norian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Melanorosaurus readi (36704) | |
Norian - Rhaetian | South Africa (Free State) | Blikanasaurus cromptoni (106569) Eucnemesaurus fortis (36733 107176) Massospondylus sp. (149752) Prosauropoda indet. (106571) | |
Norian - Rhaetian | Lesotho (Maseru) | Melanorosaurus sp. (107170) | |
Norian - Rhaetian | Lesotho (Mafeteng) | Melanorosauridae indet. (59291) Melanorosaurus sp. (107167) | |
Norian - Rhaetian | Lesotho (Mohale's Hoek) | Melanorosaurus sp. (105770) | |
Norian - Rhaetian | Lesotho (Leribe) | Melanorosaurus sp. (106568) | |
Norian - Rhaetian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Aliwalia rex (36610) Eucnemesaurus entaxonis (172834) Melanorosaurus readi (36705) Roccosaurus tetrasacralis (36609) Sauropoda indet. (35295) | |
Norian - Hettangian | South Africa (Free State) | Sefapanosaurus zastronensis (170616) | |
Norian - Sinemurian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Massospondylus sp. (75181) | |
Rhaetian | United Kingdom (England) | Camelotia borealis (48644) Labyrinthodontia indet. (122362) | |
Early/Lower Jurassic | Zimbabwe (Mashonaland West) | Massospondylus harriesi (34777) | |
Early/Lower Jurassic | Argentina (San Juan) | Adeopapposaurus mognai (88983) Plateosauridae indet. (59370 131450) | |
Early/Lower Jurassic | Namibia (Otjozondupa) | Massospondylus sp. (214424) | |
Early/Lower Jurassic | Zimbabwe (Matabeleland South) | Massospondylus sp. (45533 45535 45536 45537 45542 45543 45544 45545) | |
Early/Lower Jurassic | China (Xizang) | Lufengosaurus changduensis (165590) | |
Hettangian | China (Yunnan) | Chuxiongosaurus lufengensis (101071) Jingshanosaurus xinwaensis (46903) Lufengosaurus huenei, Yunnanosaurus huangi, Lufengosaurus magnus (49501 49503) Lufengosaurus huenei, Yunnanosaurus sp. (173377) Xingxiulong chengi (194385) | |
Hettangian - Sinemurian | Lesotho (Quthing) | Massospondylus sp. (55343) | |
Hettangian - Sinemurian | India (Andhra Pradesh) | Pradhania gracilis (75761) | |
Hettangian - Sinemurian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Massospondylus sp. (45796 48824 138322) Massospondylus sp., Proosauropoda indet. (47032) Theropoda indet. (75187) | |
Hettangian - Sinemurian | Lesotho (Mafeteng) | Ignavusaurus rachelis (216627) Massospondylus sp. (232329) Melanorosauridae indet. (149711) | |
Hettangian - Sinemurian | Lesotho (Qacha's Nek) | Ignavusaurus rachelis (99624) Massospondylus sp. (75186) | |
Hettangian - Sinemurian | China (Yunnan) | Lufengosaurus magnus (71803) Yunnanosaurus sp. (25125) | |
Hettangian - Sinemurian | Zimbabwe (Matabeleland North) | Massospondylus carinatus (80186) Massospondylus sp. (48390) Thecodontosaurus skirtopodus (35296) | |
Hettangian - Sinemurian | USA (Connecticut) | Anchisaurus solus, Anchisaurus major, Anchisaurus colurus (47197) | |
Hettangian - Sinemurian | Zimbabwe (Matabeleland South) | Massospondylus carinatus (24755) | |
Hettangian - Sinemurian | South Africa (Free State) | Massospondylus carinatus (36741 77055) Massospondylus sp. (14228 47033 48391 48825 48826 59363 75196 75261 75262 101830 107097 149753 149754 194005 220077 232293 232294 232295 232296 232297 232298 232299 232300 232301 232302 232303 232304 232305 232306 232307 232308 232309 232310 232311 232312 232313 232314 232315 232316 232318 232319 232321 232323 232325 232326) Massospondylus sp., Dinosauria indet. (13326) Melanorosaurus sp. (39659) Prosauropoda indet. (160392) Sauropodomorpha indet. (47031 196716) | |
Hettangian - Sinemurian | USA (Massachusetts) | Dinosauria indet. (52965) Megadactylus polyzelus (47199) | |
Sinemurian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Mussaurus patagonicus (52015 179278) | |
Sinemurian | China (Yunnan) | Lufengosaurus huenei (94783) Lufengosaurus huenei, Lufengosaurus magnus (71802) Lufengosaurus huenei, Yunnanosaurus huangi, Lufengosaurus magnus, Yunnanosaurus robustus (66926) Lufengosaurus huenei, Yunnanosaurus huangi, Lufengosaurus magnus, Yunnanosaurus robustus, Massopoda indet. (49773) Lufengosaurus sp. (206023) Lufengosaurus sp., Lufengosaurus hueni (78994) Lufengosaurus sp., Yunnanosaurus huangi, Yunnanosaurus sp., Lufengosaurus magnus, Yunnanosaurus robustus, Lufengosaurus hueni (78993) Lufengosaurus sp., Yunnanosaurus huangi, Yunnanosaurus sp., Lufengosaurus magnus, Yunnanosaurus robustus, Lufengosaurus hueni, Yunnanosaurus huangi (72091) Saurischia indet. (59352) Sinosaurus triassicus, Saurischia indet. (59348) Yizhousaurus sunae (200934) Yunnanosaurus huangi (47081) | |
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian | Zimbabwe (Mashonaland North) | Massospondylidae indet. (220711) | |
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian | South Africa (Free State) | Massospondylus sp. (232327) | |
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian | USA (Arizona) | Massospondylus sp. (46212) | |
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian | Antarctica | Prosauropoda indet. (47135) | |
Pliensbachian | USA (Arizona) | Sarahsaurus aurifontanalis (98597) | |
Pliensbachian | China (Yunnan) | Irisosaurus yimenensis (211303) Yunnanosaurus youngi (222638) | |
Pliensbachian | South Africa (Free State) | Massospondylus carinatus (48827) Thecodontosaurus dubius (36850) Thecodontosaurus minor (36702) | |
Pliensbachian - Toarcian | USA (Utah) | Seitaad ruessi (94804) | |
Early/Lower Pliensbachian | Argentina (Chubut) | Leonerasaurus taquetrensis (103445) | |
Toarcian | China (Sichuan) | Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis (51980) | |
Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian | Argentina (Chubut) | Sauropodiformes indet. (67434) | |
Aalenian - Bajocian | China (Sichuan) | Lufengosaurus magnus (227429) |