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Massopoda

Reptilia

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).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Massopoda Yates p. 96
2011Massopoda Novas et al. p. 341 fig. 4
2015Massopoda McPhee et al. p. 19 fig. 12

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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()
Saurischia()
Eusaurischia
Sauropodomorpha(Huene 1932)
Massopoda
Massopoda

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. †Adeopapposaurus Martínez 2009 [far eating lizard]
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Adeopapposaurus mognai Martínez 2009
G. †Coloradisaurus Lambert 1983
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Coloradisaurus brevis Bonaparte 1978
G. †Glacialisaurus Smith and Pol 2007 [frozen lizard]
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Glacialisaurus hammeri Smith and Pol 2007
G. †Ignavusaurus Knoll 2010
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Ignavusaurus rachelis Knoll 2010
G. †Leyesaurus Apaldetti et al. 2011
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Leyesaurus marayensis Apaldetti et al. 2011
G. †Lufengosaurus Young 1940
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Lufengosaurus huenei Young 1940
Lufengosaurus magnus Young 1941
G. †Massospondylus Owen 1854
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Massospondylus hislopi Lydekker 1890
Massospondylus kaalae Barrett 2009
G. †Ngwevu Chapelle et al. 2019
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Ngwevu intloko Chapelle et al. 2019
G. †Pradhania Kutty et al. 2007
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Pradhania gracilis Kutty et al. 2007
G. †Sarahsaurus Rowe et al. 2011
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Sarahsaurus aurifontanalis Rowe et al. 2011
Unr. †Riojasauridae Yates 2007
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G. †Eucnemesaurus Van Hoepen 1920
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Eucnemesaurus entaxonis McPhee et al. 2015
Eucnemesaurus fortis Van Hoepen 1920
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Invalid names: Aliwalia rex Galton 1985 [synonym]
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. †Aardonyx Yates et al. 2010
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Aardonyx celestae Yates et al. 2010
G. †Blikanasaurus Galton and Van Heerden 1985
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Blikanasaurus cromptoni Galton and Van Heerden 1985
G. †Camelotia Galton 1985
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Camelotia borealis Galton 1985
G. †Gongxianosaurus He et al. 1998
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Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis He et al. 1998
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. †Ledumahadi McPhee et al. 2018
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Ledumahadi mafube McPhee et al. 2018
G. †Leonerasaurus Pol et al. 2011
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Leonerasaurus taquetrensis Pol et al. 2011
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. †Meroktenos Peyre de Fabrègues and Allain 2016
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Meroktenos thabanensis Gauffre 1993
G. †Mussaurus Bonaparte and Vince 1979
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Mussaurus patagonicus Bonaparte and Vince 1979
G. †Schleitheimia Rauhut et al. 2020
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Schleitheimia schutzi Rauhut et al. 2020
G. †Sefapanosaurus Otero et al. 2015
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Sefapanosaurus zastronensis Otero et al. 2015
G. †Seitaad Sertich and Loewen 2010
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Seitaad ruessi Sertich and Loewen 2010
G. †Xingxiulong Wang et al. 2017
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Xingxiulong chengi Wang et al. 2017
G. †Yizhousaurus Zhang et al. 2018
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Yizhousaurus sunae Zhang et al. 2018
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
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 3000 kgg
Minimum body mass: 10 kgg
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Peczkis 1995, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Bajocian or 237.00000 to 168.30000 Ma

Collections (149 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Zimbabwe (Mashonaland West) Massospondylus sp. (220586)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Switzerland (Schaffhausen) Schleitheimia schutzi (47806)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Argentina (San Juan) Sauropodomorpha indet. (182613)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Plateosaurus plieningeri (22683)
Norian228.0 - 208.5South Africa (Eastern Cape) Melanorosaurus readi (36704)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Argentina (La Rioja) Coloradia brevis (52014) Riojasaurus incertus (58569) Riojasaurus incertus, Coloradisaurus brevis (52032)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Lesotho (Mafeteng) Melanorosauridae indet. (59291) Melanorosaurus sp. (107167)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Lesotho (Maseru) Melanorosaurus sp. (107170)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Lesotho (Leribe) Melanorosaurus sp. (106568)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3South Africa (Eastern Cape) Aliwalia rex (36610) Eucnemesaurus entaxonis (172834) Melanorosaurus readi (36705) Roccosaurus tetrasacralis (36609) Sauropoda indet. (35295)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Lesotho (Mohale's Hoek) Melanorosaurus sp. (105770)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3South Africa (Free State) Blikanasaurus cromptoni (106569) Eucnemesaurus fortis (36733 107176) Massospondylus sp. (149752) Prosauropoda indet. (106571)
Norian - Hettangian228.0 - 199.3South Africa (Free State) Sefapanosaurus zastronensis (170616)
Norian - Sinemurian228.0 - 190.8South Africa (Eastern Cape) Massospondylus sp. (75181)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (England) Camelotia borealis (48644) Labyrinthodontia indet. (122362)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3China (Yunnan) Chuxiongosaurus lufengensis (101071) Jingshanosaurus xinwaensis (46903) Lufengosaurus huenei, Yunnanosaurus huangi, Lufengosaurus magnus (49501 49503) Lufengosaurus huenei, Yunnanosaurus sp. (173377) Xingxiulong chengi (194385)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8South Africa (Eastern Cape) Massospondylus sp. (45796 48824 138322) Massospondylus sp., Proosauropoda indet. (47032) Theropoda indet. (75187)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8USA (Connecticut) Anchisaurus solus, Anchisaurus major, Anchisaurus colurus (47197)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Lesotho (Mafeteng) Ignavusaurus rachelis (216627) Massospondylus sp. (232329) Melanorosauridae indet. (149711)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Lesotho (Qacha's Nek) Ignavusaurus rachelis (99624) Massospondylus sp. (75186)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8India (Andhra Pradesh) Pradhania gracilis (75761)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8South 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 - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Lesotho (Quthing) Massospondylus sp. (55343)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Zimbabwe (Matabeleland South) Massospondylus carinatus (24755)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8China (Yunnan) Lufengosaurus magnus (71803) Yunnanosaurus sp. (25125)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Zimbabwe (Matabeleland North) Massospondylus carinatus (80186) Massospondylus sp. (48390) Thecodontosaurus skirtopodus (35296)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8USA (Massachusetts) Dinosauria indet. (52965) Megadactylus polyzelus (47199)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.3 - 174.1Namibia (Otjozondupa) Massospondylus sp. (214424)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.3 - 174.1China (Xizang) Lufengosaurus changduensis (165590)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.3 - 174.1Argentina (San Juan) Adeopapposaurus mognai (88983) Plateosauridae indet. (59370 131450)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.3 - 174.1Zimbabwe (Matabeleland South) Massospondylus sp. (45533 45535 45536 45537 45542 45543 45544 45545)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.3 - 174.1Zimbabwe (Mashonaland West) Massospondylus harriesi (34777)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Argentina (Santa Cruz) Mussaurus patagonicus (52015 179278)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8China (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 - Pliensbachian199.3 - 182.7Antarctica Prosauropoda indet. (47135)
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian199.3 - 182.7South Africa (Free State) Massospondylus sp. (232327)
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian199.3 - 182.7USA (Arizona) Massospondylus sp. (46212)
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian199.3 - 182.7Zimbabwe (Mashonaland North) Massospondylidae indet. (220711)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7China (Yunnan) Irisosaurus yimenensis (211303) Yunnanosaurus youngi (222638)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7South Africa (Free State) Massospondylus carinatus (48827) Thecodontosaurus dubius (36850) Thecodontosaurus minor (36702)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7USA (Arizona) Sarahsaurus aurifontanalis (98597)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian190.8 - 174.1USA (Utah) Seitaad ruessi (94804)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Argentina (Chubut) Leonerasaurus taquetrensis (103445)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1China (Sichuan) Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis (51980)
Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Argentina (Chubut) Sauropodiformes indet. (67434)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.1 - 168.3China (Sichuan) Lufengosaurus magnus (227429)