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Metriacanthosauridae
Taxonomy
Metriacanthosauridae was named by Carrano et al. (2012) [Name assigned to Paul (1988), elevated to family rank in this paper.].
It was assigned to Allosauroidea by Carrano et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Allosauroidea by Carrano et al. (2012).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1994 | Sinraptoridae Currie and Zhao p. 2038 |
1994 | Sinraptoridae Sereno et al. p. 268 fig. 3 |
1996 | Sinraptoridae Holtz, Jr. p. 42A |
1996 | Sinraptoridae Hutt et al. p. 642 |
1996 | Sinraptoridae Sereno et al. p. 989 fig. 4 |
1997 | Sinraptoridae Currie p. 733 |
1997 | Sinraptoridae Hutchinson and Padian p. 96 |
1997 | Sinraptoridae Padian and Hutchinson p. 6 |
1997 | Sinraptoridae Sereno p. 456 |
1998 | Sinraptoridae Sereno p. 64 |
2000 | Sinraptoridae Currie and Carpenter p. 236 fig. 15 |
2000 | Sinraptoridae Holtz, Jr. p. 21 fig. 5 |
2003 | Sinraptoridae Rauhut p. 147 |
2004 | Sinraptoridae Holtz, Jr. et al. p. 74 |
2006 | Sinraptoridae Coria and Currie p. 108 fig. 35 |
2009 | Sinraptoridae Benson and Barrett p. 139 |
2012 | Metriacanthosauridae Carrano et al. p. 248 fig. 7 |
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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. †Metriacanthosauridae Carrano et al. 2012
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Subfm. †Metriacanthosaurinae Paul 1988
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G. †Siamotyrannus Buffetaut et al. 1996 [Siam tyrant]
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†Siamotyrannus isanensis Buffetaut et al. 1996
G. †Sinraptor Currie and Zhao 1994 [China raptor]
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†Sinraptor dongi Currie and Zhao 1994
†Sinraptor hepingensis Gao 1992
G. †Yangchuanosaurus Dong et al. 1978
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†Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis Dong et al. 1978
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Invalid names: Yangchuanosaurus magnus Dong et al. 1983 [synonym]
†Yangchuanosaurus zigongensis Gao 1993
Invalid names: Sinraptoridae Currie and Zhao 1994 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available