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Saurischia (saurischian)

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Saurischia was named by Seeley (1888). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Nesbitt (2011).

It was synonymized subjectively with Praepubici by Jaekel (1910) and Jaekel (1911); it was reranked as the suborder Saurischia by Parks (1935) and Gorscak et al. (2014); it was reranked as the subclass Saurischia by Bakker and Galton (1974); it was reranked as the unranked clade Saurischia by Swinton (1934), Gauthier and Padian (1985), Gauthier (1986), Brinkman and Sues (1987), Gauthier et al. (1989), Novas (1989), Rowe (1989), Benton (1990), Novas (1992), Novas (1992), Novas (1993), Sereno et al. (1993), Novas (1996), Sereno (1997), Sereno (1998), Sereno (1999), Maisch and Matzke (2003), Langer (2004), Irmis (2005), Langer and Benton (2006), Ezcurra (2006), Martínez and Alcober (2009), Nesbitt (2011), Bittencourt and Langer (2011), Cabreira et al. (2011), Novas et al. (2011), Taylor et al. (2011), Lacovara et al. (2014), You et al. (2014), Lü and Brusatte (2015), Sereno (2017), Longrich et al. (2017), Apaldetti et al. (2018), Martz and Small (2019), Pacheco et al. (2019), Zahner and Brinkmann (2019), Lamanna et al. (2020), Poust et al. (2020), Motta et al. (2020), Baiano et al. (2020), Chure and Loewen (2020), Lim et al. (2023) and Agnolin et al. (2023).

It was assigned to Archosauromorpha by Huene (1948); to Archosauromorpha by Huene (1954); to Dinosauria by Bakker and Galton (1974); to Reptilia by Seeley (1888), Lull (1924), Parks (1928), Kuhn (1946), Estes (1964), Ellenberger (1972), del Corro (1975), Madsen and Miller (1979) and Benton (1979); to Archosauria by Haughton and Brink (1954), Parsch (1963), Kuhn (1964), Romer (1966), Charig (1967), Haubold (1971), Haubold (1974), Thulborn (1975) and Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Archosauria by Roxo (1937), Romer (1956), Ostrom (1980) and Carroll (1988); to Eudinosauria by Novas (1992) and Novas (1992); to Archosauria by Kuhn (1966) and Martinelli and Forasiepi (2004); to Dinosauria by Nopcsa (1923), Nopcsa (1928), Hay (1930), Tatarinov (1964) and Gao and Liu (2005); to Dinosauria by Seeley (1888), Cope (1889), Cope (1891), Cope (1898), Huene (1909), Lull (1915), Swinton (1934), Parks (1935), Cooper (1981), Zhao (1983), Long and Murry (1995), Peng et al. (2001), You et al. (2014) and Gorscak et al. (2014); and to Dinosauria by Gauthier and Padian (1985), Gauthier (1986), Brinkman and Sues (1987), Gauthier et al. (1989), Novas (1989), Rowe (1989), Benton (1990), Novas (1993), Sereno et al. (1993), Novas (1996), Sereno (1997), Sereno (1998), Sereno (1999), Maisch and Matzke (2003), Langer (2004), Irmis (2005), Langer and Benton (2006), Ezcurra (2006), Martínez and Alcober (2009), Nesbitt (2011), Bittencourt and Langer (2011), Cabreira et al. (2011), Novas et al. (2011), Taylor et al. (2011), Lacovara et al. (2014), Lü and Brusatte (2015), Sereno (2017), Longrich et al. (2017), Apaldetti et al. (2018), Martz and Small (2019), Pacheco et al. (2019), Zahner and Brinkmann (2019), Lamanna et al. (2020), Poust et al. (2020), Motta et al. (2020), Baiano et al. (2020), Chure and Loewen (2020), Lim et al. (2023) and Agnolin et al. (2023).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Pachypodes Meyer p. 281
1851Streptospondylus recentior Owen
1882Thecospondylus Seeley
1882Thecospondylus horneri Seeley p. 457
1888Thecospondylus Lydekker pp. 152-153
1888Thecospondylus horneri Lydekker p. 153
1888Saurischia Seeley
1888Thecospondylus horneri Seeley p. 79
1889Saurischia Cope p. 16
1890Thecospondylus horneri Woodward and Sherborn p. 292
1890Thecospondylus Zittel p. 732
1891Saurischia Cope p. 43
1898Saurischia Cope p. 68
1900Thecospondylus Van Den Broeck p. 83
1900Thecospondylus horneri Van Den Broeck p. 83
1901Coelurus horneri Nopcsa p. 202
1909Saurischia Huene p. 13
1909Thecospondylus Huene p. 13
1911Thecospondylus von Zittel p. 280
1914Thecospondylus Huene p. 34
1915Saurischia Lull p. 117
1920Thecospondylus Huene p. 162
1923Saurischia Nopcsa p. 125
1924Saurischia Lull p. 228
1926Thecocoelurus horneri Huene p. 85
1926Thecospondylus Huene p. 85
1928Saurischia Nopcsa p. 182
1928Thecospondylus Nopcsa p. 183
1928Saurischia Parks p. 3
1930Saurischia Hay p. 167
1934Saurischia Swinton p. 30
1935Saurischia Parks p. 183
1937Saurischia Roxo p. 44
1939Thecospondylus Kuhn p. 113
1939Thecospondylus horneri Kuhn p. 113
1946Saurischia Kuhn p. 65
1948Saurischia Huene p. 88
1954Saurischia Haughton and Brink p. 4
1954Saurischia Huene p. 44
1956Saurischia Romer p. 607
1956Thecospondylus Romer p. 612
1963Saurischia Parsch p. 4
1964Saurischia Estes p. 142
1964Saurischia Kuhn p. 312
1964Saurischia Tatarinov p. 529
1964Thecospondylus Tatarinov p. 533
1966Saurischia Kuhn p. 88
1966Saurischia Romer p. 369
1966Thecospondylus Romer p. 369
1967Saurischia Charig p. 712
1970Thecospondylus Steel p. 17
1970Thecospondylus horneri Steel p. 17
1971Saurischia Haubold p. 63
1972Saurischia Ellenberger p. 152
1974Saurischia Bakker and Galton p. 171
1974Saurischia Haubold p. 41
1975Saurischia Thulborn p. 267
1975Saurischia del Corro p. 231
1979Saurischia Benton p. 142
1979Saurischia Madsen and Miller p. 5
1980Saurischia Ostrom p. 21
1981Saurischia Cooper p. 694
1981Saurischia Thurmond and Jones p. 143
1983Saurischia Zhao p. 295
1985Saurischia Gauthier and Padian pp. 189-190 fig. 1
1986Saurischia Gauthier p. 14
1987Saurischia Brinkman and Sues p. 502 fig. 7
1988Saurischia Carroll
1989Saurischia Gauthier et al. p. 346
1989Saurischia Novas p. 686 fig. 2
1989Saurischia Rowe
1990Saurischia Benton p. 19
1992Saurischia Novas pp. 59-60 fig. 6
1993Saurischia Novas p. 110
1993Saurischia Sereno et al. p. 65 fig. 2
1995Saurischia Long and Murry p. 171
1996Saurischia Novas p. 737 fig. 10
1997Saurischia Sereno p. 444
1998Saurischia Sereno p. 63
1999Saurischia Sereno p. 2138 fig. 2
2001Saurischia Peng et al. p. 36
2003Saurischia Maisch and Matzke p. 282
2004Saurischia Langer p. 27
2004Saurischia Martinelli and Forasiepi p. 260
2005Saurischia Gao and Liu p. 313
2005Saurischia Irmis p. 81
2006Saurischia Ezcurra p. 657 fig. 3
2006Saurischia Langer and Benton pp. 345-347 fig. 15
2009Saurischia Martínez and Alcober p. 11 fig. 10
2011Saurischia Bittencourt and Langer p. 35
2011Saurischia Cabreira et al. p. 1036
2011Saurischia Nesbitt p. 211 fig. 52
2011Saurischia Novas et al. p. 341 fig. 4
2011Saurischia Taylor et al. p. 78
2014Saurischia Gorscak et al.
2014Saurischia Lacovara et al.
2014Saurischia You et al.
2015Saurischia Lü and Brusatte
2017Saurischia Longrich et al.
2017Saurischia Sereno
2018Saurischia Apaldetti et al.
2019Saurischia Martz and Small p. 54 fig. 23
2019Saurischia Pacheco et al.
2019Saurischia Zahner and Brinkmann
2020Saurischia Baiano et al.
2020Saurischia Chure and Loewen p. 8
2020Saurischia Lamanna et al. p. 258
2020Saurischia Motta et al.
2020Saurischia Poust et al.
2023Saurischia Agnolin et al.
2023Saurischia Lim et al. p. 52

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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
RankNameAuthor
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Saurischia()

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. Saurischia Seeley 1888 [saurischian]
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G. †Alwalkeria Chatterjee and Creisler 1994
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Alwalkeria maleriensis Chatterjee 1987
Invalid names: Walkeria Chatterjee 1987 [replaced]
G. †Anatopus Lapparent and Montenat 1967
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Anatopus palmatus Lapparent and Montenat 1967
G. †Anticheiropus Hitchcock 1865
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Anticheiropus hamatus Hitchcock 1865
Anticheiropus pilulatus Hitchcock 1865
G. †Argoides Hitchcock 1845
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Argoides macrodactylus Hitchcock 1841
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Invalid names: Argozoum disparidigitatum Hitchcock 1848 [synonym]
Argoides minimus Hitchcock 1836
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Invalid names: Argoides isodactyletus Hitchcock 1841 [synonym], Argozoum paridigitatum Hitchcock 1848 [synonym], Plesiornis aequalipes Hitchcock 1858 [synonym]
Argoides redfieldii Hitchcock 1844
Argoides robustus Hitchcock 1837
Invalid names: Argozoum Hitchcock 1848 [synonym]
G. †Avalonianus Kuhn 1961
G. †Deuterotetrapous Nopcsa 1923
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Deuterotetrapous plancus Sarjeant 1967
Unr. Eusaurischia Padian et al. 1999
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Unr. †Sauropodomorpha Huene 1932 [sauropodomorph]
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G. †Arcusaurus Yates et al. 2011
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Arcusaurus pereirabdalorum Yates et al. 2011
G. †Asylosaurus Galton 2007
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Asylosaurus yalensis Galton 2007
Unr. †Bagualosauria Langer et al. 2019
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G. †Bagualosaurus Pretto et al. 2019
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Bagualosaurus agudoensis Pretto et al. 2019
Unr. †Plateosauria Tornier 1913
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Unr. †Anchisauria Galton and Upchurch 2004
G. †Buriolestes Cabreira et al. 2016
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Buriolestes schultzi Cabreira et al. 2016
G. †Efraasia Galton 1973
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Efraasia minor Huene 1908
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Invalid names: Palaeosaurus diagnosticus Fraas 1912 [synonym], Sellosaurus fraasi Huene 1908 [synonym]
G. †Eoraptor Sereno et al. 1993
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Eoraptor lunensis Sereno et al. 1993
G. †Eosauropus Lockley et al. 2006
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Eosauropus cimarronensis Lockley et al. 2006
Fm. †Guaibasauridae Bonaparte et al. 1999
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G. †Agnosphitys Fraser et al. 2002
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Agnosphitys cromhallensis Fraser et al. 2002
G. †Guaibasaurus Bonaparte et al. 1999
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Guaibasaurus candelariensis Bonaparte et al. 1999
Invalid names: Saturnaliinae Ezcurra 2010 [empty]
G. †Kholumolumo Peyre de Fabrègues and Allain 2020
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Kholumolumo ellenbergerorum Peyre de Fabrègues and Allain 2020
G. †Lavinipes Avanzini et al. 2003
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Lavinipes cheminii Avanzini et al. 2003
G. †Liujianpus Xing et al. 2016
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Liujianpus shunan Xing et al. 2016
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]
G. †Coloradisaurus Lambert 1983
G. †Glacialisaurus Smith and Pol 2007 [frozen lizard]
G. †Ignavusaurus Knoll 2010
G. †Leyesaurus Apaldetti et al. 2011
G. †Lufengosaurus Young 1940
G. †Massospondylus Owen 1854
G. †Ngwevu Chapelle et al. 2019
G. †Pradhania Kutty et al. 2007
G. †Sarahsaurus Rowe et al. 2011
Unr. †Riojasauridae Yates 2007
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G. †Eucnemesaurus Van Hoepen 1920
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Invalid names: Aliwalia Galton 1985 [synonym]
G. †Riojasaurus Bonaparte 1969
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Invalid names: Strenusaurus Bonaparte 1969 [synonym]
Unr. †Sauropodiformes Martinez et al. 2011
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G. †Aardonyx Yates et al. 2010
G. †Blikanasaurus Galton and Van Heerden 1985
G. †Camelotia Galton 1985
G. †Gongxianosaurus He et al. 1998
G. †Irisosaurus Peyre de Fabrègues et al. 2020
G. †Jingshanosaurus Zhang and Yang 1995
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Invalid names: Chuxiongosaurus Lü et al. 2010 [synonym]
G. †Ledumahadi McPhee et al. 2018
G. †Leonerasaurus Pol et al. 2011
G. †Melanorosaurus Haughton 1924
G. †Meroktenos Peyre de Fabrègues and Allain 2016
G. †Mussaurus Bonaparte and Vince 1979
G. †Schleitheimia Rauhut et al. 2020
G. †Sefapanosaurus Otero et al. 2015
G. †Seitaad Sertich and Loewen 2010
G. †Xingxiulong Wang et al. 2017
G. †Yizhousaurus Zhang et al. 2018
G. †Yunnanosaurus Young 1940
G. †Tuebingosaurus Regalado Fernández and Werneburg 2022
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Tuebingosaurus maierfritzorum Regalado Fernández and Werneburg 2022
G. †Mbiresaurus Griffin et al. 2022
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Mbiresaurus raathi Griffin et al. 2022
G. †Nambalia Novas et al. 2011
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Nambalia roychowdhurii Novas et al. 2011
G. †Navahopus Baird 1980
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Navahopus coyoteensis Milàn et al. 2008
Navahopus falcipollex Baird 1980
G. †Pantydraco Galton et al. 2007
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Pantydraco caducus Yates 2003
Fm. †Plateosauridae Marsh 1895 [plateosaurid]
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G. †Coloradia Bonaparte 1978
G. †Issi Beccari et al. 2021
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Issi saaneq Beccari et al. 2021
G. †Plateosauravus Huene 1932
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G. †Plateosaurus Meyer 1837
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Plateosaurus elizae Sauvage 1907
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Invalid names: Plateosaurus longiceps Jaekel 1913 [synonym]
Plateosaurus gracilis Huene 1905
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Invalid names: Thecodontosaurus hermannianus Huene 1905 [synonym]
Plateosaurus ingens Rütimeyer 1856
Invalid names: Plateosaurus quenstedti Huene 1905 [nomen dubium], Plateosaurus reinigeri Huene 1905 [nomen dubium], Platysaurus Agassiz 1846 [synonym], Sellosaurus Huene 1905 [synonym]
G. †Ruehleia Galton 2001
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Ruehleia bedheimensis Galton 2001
G. †Unaysaurus Leal et al. 2004
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Unaysaurus tolentinoi Leal et al. 2004
G. †Xixiposaurus Sekiya 2010
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Xixiposaurus suni Sekiya 2010
Invalid names: Ammosauridae Huene 1914 [synonym], Sellosauridae Huene 1908 [synonym]
G. †Qianlong Han et al. 2023
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Qianlong shouhu Han et al. 2023
Subfm. †Saturnaliidae Ezcurra 2010
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G. †Chromogisaurus Ezcurra 2010
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Chromogisaurus novasi Ezcurra 2010
G. †Pampadromaeus Cabreira et al. 2011
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Pampadromaeus barberenai Cabreira et al. 2011
G. †Panphagia Martínez and Alcober 2009
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Panphagia protos Martínez and Alcober 2009
G. †Saturnalia Langer et al. 1999
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Saturnalia tupiniquim Langer et al. 1999
Fm. †Thecodontosauridae Lydekker 1890
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G. †Pseudotrisauropus Ellenberger 1970
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Pseudotrisauropus dieterleni Ellenberger 1970
Pseudotrisauropus humilis Ellenberger 1970
Pseudotrisauropus maserui Ellenberger 1970
Pseudotrisauropus minusculus Ellenberger 1970
Pseudotrisauropus molekoi Ellenberger 1970
Pseudotrisauropus subengensis Ellenberger 1970
G. †Trichristolopus Ellenberger 1970
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Trichristolopus dubius Ellenberger 1970
G. †Thecodontosaurus Riley and Stutchbury 1836
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Thecodontosaurus minimus Ellenberger 1970
Invalid names: Thecodontosaurus latespinatus Huene 1905 [nomen vanum], Thecodontosaurus subcylindrodon Huene 1905 [nomen vanum]
Unr. †Unaysauridae Müller et al. 2018
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G. †Jaklapallisaurus Novas et al. 2011
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Jaklapallisaurus asymmetrica Novas et al. 2011
G. †Macrocollum Müller et al. 2018
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Macrocollum itaquii Müller et al. 2018
Invalid names: Brontosauria Olshevsky 1991 [empty], Euskelosaurus Huxley 1866 [nomen dubium], Euskelosaurus brownii Huxley 1866 [nomen dubium], Melanorosauria Ellenberger 1972 [empty], Navahopodidae Olsen and Galton 1984 [empty], Pachysuchus Young 1951 [nomen dubium], Pentasauropodia Ellenberger 1972 [empty], Thotobolosaurus Ellenberger 1970 [nomen nudum]
G. †Nhandumirim Marsola et al. 2019
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Nhandumirim waldsangae Marsola et al. 2019
Subor. †Palaeopoda Colbert 1964
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Infraor. †Thecodontosauria Ellenberger 1972
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G. †Platytrisauropus Ellenberger 1972
G. †Tritotrisauropus Ellenberger 1970
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Tritotrisauropus medius Ellenberger 1970
Infraor. †Trisauropodia Ellenberger 1972
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G. †Anatrisauropus Ellenberger 1965
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Anatrisauropus camisardi Ellenberger 1965
Anatrisauropus ginsburgi Ellenberger 1970
G. †Deuterotrisauropus Ellenberger 1965
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Deuterotrisauropus deambulator Ellenberger 1965
G. †Katosauropus Ellenberger 1972
G. †Neotrisauropus Ellenberger 1970
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Neotrisauropus minor Ellenberger 1974
G. †Paragrallator Ellenberger 1972
Invalid names: Palaeosauria Colbert 1964 [empty], Staurikosauridae Van Heerden 1978 [empty], Teratosauria Colbert 1970 [empty]
G. †Parachirotherium Kuhn 1958
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Invalid names: Dinosaurichnium Rehnelt 1950 [synonym]
G. †Platypterna Hitchcock 1845
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Platypterna concamerata Hitchcock 1848
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Invalid names: Platypterna varica Hitchcock 1858 [synonym]
Platypterna deanii Hitchcock 1837
Platypterna delicatula Hitchcock 1841
Platypterna digitigrada Hitchcock 1858
Platypterna gracillima Hitchcock 1858
Platypterna lockatong Bock 1952
Platypterna recta Hitchcock 1848
Platypterna tenuis Hitchcock 1837
Invalid names: Calopus Hitchcock 1845 [synonym], Harpedactylus Hitchcock 1845 [synonym]
G. †Plesiornis Hitchcock 1858
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Plesiornis pilulatus Hitchcock 1858
G. †Saurichnium Gürich 1926
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Saurichnium tetractis Gürich 1926
G. †Saurischichnus Huene 1941
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Unr. †Sauropoda Marsh 1878 [sauropod]
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Fm. †Atlantosauridae Marsh 1877 [atlantosaurid]
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Invalid names: Apatosauridae Huene 1927 [synonym], Atlantosaurinae Steel 1970 [empty]
G. †Brontopodus Farlow et al. 1989
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Brontopodus birdi Farlow et al. 1989
Brontopodus changlingensis Chen and Huang 1993
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Invalid names: Chuxiongpus zheni Chen and Huang 1993 [synonym]
Brontopodus oncalensis Meijide Fuentes et al. 2004
Brontopodus pentadactylus Kim and Lockley 2012
Brontopodus plagnensis Mazin et al. 2017
Brontopodus triangularis Santos et al. 2000
Invalid names: Chuxiongpus Chen and Huang 1993 [synonym]
G. †Calorckosauripus Meyer et al. 2018
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Calorckosauripus lazari Meyer et al. 2018
Superfm. †Camarasauroidea Dong 1998
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Invalid names: Barapasauridae Halstead and Halstead 1981 [empty]
G. †Dachongosaurus Zhao 1985
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G. †Damalasaurus Zhao 1985
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Damalasaurus magnus Zhao 1985
G. †Eosauropoda Bonaparte 1986
Fm. †Faveoloolithidae Zhao and Ding 1976
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G. †Duovallumoolithus Zheng et al. 2018
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Duovallumoolithus shangdanensis Zheng et al. 2018
G. †Faveoloolithus Zhao and Ding 1976
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Faveoloolithus ningxiaensis Zhao and Ding 1976
G. †Hemifaveoloolithus Wang et al. 2011
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G. †Paquiloolithus Simon 2002
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Invalid names: Sphaerovum Mones 1980 [nomen dubium]
Unr. †Gravisauria Allain and Aquesbi 2008
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G. †Amygdalodon Cabrera 1947
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Amygdalodon patagonicus Cabrera 1947
G. †Barapasaurus Jain et al. 1975
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Barapasaurus tagorei Jain et al. 1975
G. †Cetiosaurus Owen 1841
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Cetiosaurus oxoniensis Phillips 1871
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Invalid names: Cetiosaurus giganteus Owen 1870 [synonym]
Cetiosaurus philippsii Sauvage 1880
Invalid names: Cetiosaurus brevis Owen 1842 [nomen dubium], Cetiosaurus mogrebiensis Lapparent 1955 [nomen dubium]
Unr. †Eusauropoda Upchurch 1995
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G. †Amanzia Schwarz et al. 2020
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Amanzia greppini Huene 1922
G. †Bagualia Pol et al. 2020
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Bagualia alba Pol et al. 2020
G. †Cardiodon Owen 1841
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Cardiodon rugulosus Owen 1844
Fm. †Cetiosauridae Lydekker 1888 [cetiosaurid]
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G. †Chebsaurus Mahammed et al. 2005
G. †Protognathosaurus Olshevsky 1991 [first jaw lizard]
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Invalid names: Protognathus Zhang 1988 [replaced]
Invalid names: Cardiodontidae Lydekker 1895 [objective synonym], Cardiodontinae Huene 1927 [empty], Cetiosaurinae Kuhn 1939 [empty], Shunosaurinae McIntosh 1990 [empty]
G. †Cetiosauriscus Huene 1927
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Cetiosauriscus stewarti Charig 1980
G. †Datousaurus Dong and Tang 1984
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Datousaurus bashanensis Dong and Tang 1984
G. †Dystrophaeus Cope 1877
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G. †Ferganasaurus Alifanov and Averianov 2003
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Ferganasaurus verzilini Alifanov and Averianov 2003
G. †Haestasaurus Upchurch et al. 2015
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Haestasaurus becklesii Mantell 1852
G. †Janenschia Wild 1991
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Janenschia robusta Fraas 1908
G. †Jobaria Sereno et al. 1999
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Jobaria tiguidensis Sereno et al. 1999
G. †Lapparentosaurus Bonaparte 1986
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Unr. †Mamenchisauridae Chao 1965 [mamenchisaurid]
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G. †Abrosaurus Ouyang 1989
G. †Analong Ren et al. 2021
G. †Anhuilong Ren et al. 2018
G. †Bellusaurus Dong 1990
G. †Chuanjiesaurus Fang et al. 2000
G. †Daanosaurus Ye et al. 2005
G. †Eomamenchisaurus Lü et al. 2008
G. †Huangshanlong Huang et al. 2014
G. †Hudiesaurus Dong 1997
G. †Jingia Ren et al. 2024
G. †Klamelisaurus Zhao 1993
G. †Mamenchisaurus Young 1954
G. †Omeisaurus Young 1939
G. †Qijianglong Xing et al. 2015
G. †Rhomaleopakhus Upchurch et al. 2021
G. †Tienshanosaurus Young 1937
G. †Tonganosaurus Li et al. 2010
G. †Wamweracaudia Mannion et al. 2019
G. †Xinjiangtitan Wu et al. 2013
G. †Yuanmousaurus Lü et al. 2006
G. †Zigongosaurus Hou et al. 1976
Invalid names: Omeisauridae Wilson 2002 [synonym]
G. †Nebulasaurus Xing et al. 2015
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Nebulasaurus taito Xing et al. 2015
Unr. †Neosauropoda Bonaparte 1986
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G. †Archaeodontosaurus Buffetaut 2005
Unr. †Diplodocoidea Upchurch 1995
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Invalid names: Rebbachisauroidea Apesteguía 2007 [synonym]
Unr. †Macronaria Sereno 1997
G. †Oobardjidama Salisbury et al. 2016
Superfm. †Titanosauroidea Upchurch 1995
Invalid names: Bothriospondylus Owen 1875 [nomen dubium], Bothriospondylus suffossus Owen 1875 [nomen dubium], Ischyrosaurus Hulke 1874 [nomen dubium], Ischyrosaurus manseli Lydekker 1888 [nomen dubium]
G. †Perijasaurus Rincón et al. 2022
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Perijasaurus lapaz Rincón et al. 2022
G. †Rhoetosaurus Longman 1926
+
Rhoetosaurus brownei Longman 1926
G. †Shunosaurus Dong et al. 1983
+
Shunosaurus lii Dong et al. 1983
Unr. †Turiasauria Royo-Torres et al. 2006
+
G. †Losillasaurus Casanovas et al. 2001
G. †Mierasaurus Royo-Torres et al. 2017
G. †Moabosaurus Britt et al. 2017
G. †Narindasaurus Royo-Torres et al. 2021
G. †Tendaguria Bonaparte et al. 2000
G. †Turiasaurus Royo-Torres et al. 2006
G. †Zby Mateus et al. 2014
Invalid names: Algoasaurus Broom 1904 [nomen dubium], Algoasaurus bauri Broom 1904 [nomen dubium], Bothriospondylus madagascariensis Lydekker 1895 [nomen dubium], Ornithopsis leedsi Hulke 1887 [nomen dubium], Ornithopsis leedsii Hulke 1887 [nomen dubium]
G. †Patagosaurus Bonaparte 1979
+
Patagosaurus fariasi Bonaparte 1979
G. †Spinophorosaurus Remes et al. 2009
+
Spinophorosaurus nigerensis Remes et al. 2009
G. †Tazoudasaurus Allain et al. 2004
+
Tazoudasaurus naimi Allain et al. 2004
G. †Volkheimeria Bonaparte 1979
+
Volkheimeria chubutensis Bonaparte 1979
Invalid names: Vulcanodontidae Cooper 1984 [empty]
Superfm. †Homalosauropodoidea Kuhn 1961
+
Invalid names: Amphicoeliidae Cope 1877 [empty], Huabeisauridae Pang and Cheng 2000 [empty]
G. †Isanosaurus Buffetaut et al. 2000
+
Isanosaurus attavipachi Buffetaut et al. 2000
G. †Kotasaurus Yadagiri 1988
+
Kotasaurus yamanpalliensis Yadagiri 1988
G. †Lamplughsaura Kutty et al. 2007
+
Lamplughsaura dharmaramensis Kutty et al. 2007
Unr. †Lessemsauridae Apaldetti et al. 2018
+
G. †Antetonitrus Yates and Kitching 2003
+
Antetonitrus ingenipes Yates and Kitching 2003
G. †Ingentia Apaldetti et al. 2018
+
Ingentia prima Apaldetti et al. 2018
G. †Lessemsaurus Bonaparte 1999
+
Lessemsaurus sauropoides Bonaparte 1999
G. †Megalobrontes Britt 1996
G. †Microdontosaurus Zhao 1983
+
G. †Microsaurops Kuhn 1964
+
Invalid names: Microsaurus Hatcher 1900 [replaced]
G. †Ohmdenosaurus Wild 1978
+
G. †Oplosaurus Gervais 1852
+
Oplosaurus armatus Gervais 1859
G. †Oshanosaurus Zhao 1985
+
Oshanosaurus youngi Zhao 1985
Fm. †Parabrontopodidae Apesteguía 2005
+
G. †Breviparopus Dutuit and Ouazzou 1980
+
Breviparopus taghbaloutensis Dutuit and Ouazzou 1980
G. †Parabrontopodus Lockley et al. 1995
+
Parabrontopodus barkhausensis Kaever and Lapparent 1974
Parabrontopodus distercii Meijide Fuentes et al. 2001
Parabrontopodus mcintoshi Lockley et al. 1995
Invalid names: Elephantopoides Kaever and Lapparent 1974 [synonym]
G. †Polyonyx Santos et al. 2009
+
Polyonyx gomesi Santos et al. 2009
G. †Pulanesaura McPhee et al. 2015
+
Pulanesaura eocollum McPhee et al. 2015
G. †Ravatichnus Gabuniya and Kurbatov 1988
+
Ravatichnus kotshnevi Gabuniya and Kurbatov 1988
G. †Sanpasaurus Young 1944
+
Sanpasaurus yaoi Young 1944
G. †Tapinosaurus Rabeck 1925
Unr. †Titanosauria Bonaparte and Coria 1993
+
G. †Abdarainurus Averianov and Lopatin 2020
+
Abdarainurus barsboldi Averianov and Lopatin 2020
G. †Aegyptosaurus Stromer 1932
+
G. †Andesaurus Calvo and Bonaparte 1991
+
Andesaurus delgadoi Calvo and Bonaparte 1991
G. †Argyrosaurus Lydekker 1893
+
Argyrosaurus superbus Lydekker 1893
G. †Baalsaurus Calvo and Gonzalez Riga 2019
+
Baalsaurus mansillai Calvo and Gonzalez Riga 2019
Fm. †Balochisauridae Malkani 2003
+
Subfm. †Balochisaurinae Malkani 2010
+
G. †Balochisaurus Malkani 2004
G. †Qaikshaheen Malkani 2023
Subfm. †Marisaurinae Malkani 2010
+
G. †Marisaurus Malkani 2003
G. †Baotianmansaurus Zhang et al. 2009
+
Baotianmansaurus henanensis Zhang et al. 2009
G. †Barrosasaurus Salgado and Coria 2009
+
Barrosasaurus casamiquelai Salgado and Coria 2009
G. †Borealosaurus You et al. 2004
+
Borealosaurus wimani You et al. 2004
G. †Choconsaurus Simón et al. 2018
+
Choconsaurus baileywillisi Simón et al. 2018
Unr. †Colossosauria González Riga et al. 2019
+
Unr. †Aeolosaurini Franco-Rosas et al. 2004
+
G. †Aeolosaurus Powell 1987
G. †Baurutitan Kellner et al. 2005
+
Invalid names: Trigonosaurus Campos et al. 2005 [synonym]
G. †Caieiria Silva Junior et al. 2022
G. †Gondwanatitan Kellner and Azevedo 1999
G. †Panamericansaurus Calvo and Porfiri 2010
G. †Chucarosaurus Agnolin et al. 2023
+
Chucarosaurus diripienda Agnolin et al. 2023
Unr. †Lognkosauria Calvo et al. 2007
+
G. †Austroposeidon Bandeira et al. 2016
G. †Drusilasaura Navarrete et al. 2011
G. †Futalognkosaurus Calvo et al. 2007
G. †Mendozasaurus González-Riga 2003
G. †Quetecsaurus González Riga and Ortiz David 2014
G. †Traukutitan Juárez Valieri and Calvo 2011
G. †Notocolossus González Riga et al. 2016
+
Notocolossus gonzalezparejasi González Riga et al. 2016
G. †Puertasaurus Novas et al. 2005
+
Puertasaurus reuili Novas et al. 2005
Unr. †Rinconsauria Calvo et al. 2007
+
G. †Adamantisaurus Santucci and Bertini 2006
G. †Arrudatitan Silva Junior et al. 2022
G. †Brasilotitan Machado et al. 2013
G. †Bravasaurus Hechenleitner et al. 2020
G. †Maxakalisaurus Kellner et al. 2006
G. †Muyelensaurus Calvo et al. 2007
G. †Overosaurus Coria et al. 2013
G. †Pitekunsaurus Filippi and Garrido 2008
G. †Punatitan Hechenleitner et al. 2020
G. †Rinconsaurus Calvo and González Riga 2003
G. †Uberabatitan Salgado and Carvalho 2008
G. †Dgkhansaurus Malkani 2019
+
Dgkhansaurus maarri Malkani 2019
G. †Dongyangosaurus Lü et al. 2008
+
Dongyangosaurus sinensis Lü et al. 2008
G. †Dzharatitanis Averianov and Sues 2021
+
Dzharatitanis kingi Averianov and Sues 2021
Unr. †Eutitanosauria Sanz et al. 1999
+
G. †Abditosaurus Vila et al. 2022
+
Abditosaurus kuehnei Vila et al. 2022
G. †Argentinosaurus Bonaparte and Coria 1993
+
Argentinosaurus huinculensis Bonaparte and Coria 1993
G. †Bonitasaura Apesteguía 2004
+
Bonitasaura salgadoi Apesteguía 2004
G. †Dreadnoughtus Lacovara et al. 2014
+
Dreadnoughtus schrani Lacovara et al. 2014
G. †Inawentu Filippi et al. 2024
+
Inawentu oslatus Filippi et al. 2024
G. †Menucocelsior Rolando et al. 2022
+
Menucocelsior arriagadai Rolando et al. 2022
G. †Patagotitan Carballido et al. 2017
+
Patagotitan mayorum Carballido et al. 2017
Unr. †Saltasauroidea Powell 1992
+
Unr. †Diamantinasauria Poropat et al. 2021
G. †Isisaurus Wilson and Upchurch 2003
G. †Rapetosaurus Curry Rogers and Forster 2001
Fm. †Saltasauridae Sereno 1998 [saltasaurid]
G. †Tapuiasaurus Zaher et al. 2011
G. †Gandititan Han et al. 2024
+
Gandititan cavocaudatus Han et al. 2024
G. †Hamititan Wang et al. 2021
+
Hamititan xinjiangensis Wang et al. 2021
G. †Karongasaurus Gomani 2005
+
Karongasaurus gittelmani Gomani 2005
G. †Laplatasaurus Huene 1927
+
Unr. †Lithostrotia Wilson and Upchurch 2003
+
G. †Antarctosaurus Huene 1927
+
Invalid names: Antarctosaurus brasiliensis Arid and Vizotto 1971 [nomen dubium], Antarctosaurus giganteus Huene 1927 [nomen dubium]
G. †Arackar Rubilar-Rogers et al. 2021
+
Arackar licanantay Rubilar-Rogers et al. 2021
G. †Atacamatitan Kellner et al. 2011
+
Atacamatitan chilensis Kellner et al. 2011
G. †Bustingorrytitan Simón and Salgado 2023
+
Bustingorrytitan shiva Simón and Salgado 2023
G. †Elaltitan Mannion and Otero 2012
+
Elaltitan lilloi Mannion and Otero 2012
G. †Epachthosaurus Powell 1990
+
Epachthosaurus sciuttoi Powell 1990
G. †Jainosaurus Hunt et al. 1995
+
Jainosaurus septentrionalis Huene and Matley 1933
G. †Kaijutitan Filippi et al. 2019
+
Kaijutitan maui Filippi et al. 2019
G. †Magyarosaurus Huene 1932
+
Magyarosaurus dacus Nopcsa 1915
+
Invalid names: Magyarosaurus hungaricus Huene 1932 [synonym], Magyarosaurus transsylvanicus Huene 1932 [synonym]
G. †Malawisaurus Jacobs et al. 1993
+
Malawisaurus dixeyi Haughton 1928
Fm. †Nemegtosauridae Upchurch 1995
+
G. †Nemegtosaurus Nowinski 1971
G. †Quaesitosaurus Kurzanov and Bannikov 1983
G. †Normanniasaurus Le Loeuff et al. 2013
+
Normanniasaurus genceyi Le Loeuff et al. 2013
G. †Nullotitan Novas et al. 2019
+
Nullotitan glaciaris Novas et al. 2019
G. †Paludititan Csiki et al. 2010
+
Paludititan nalatzensis Csiki et al. 2010
G. †Paralititan Smith et al. 2001
+
Paralititan stromeri Smith et al. 2001
G. †Pellegrinisaurus Salgado 1996
+
Pellegrinisaurus powelli Salgado 1996
G. †Shingopana Gorscak et al. 2017
+
Shingopana songwensis Gorscak et al. 2017
G. †Tengrisaurus Averianov and Skutschas 2017
+
Tengrisaurus starkovi Averianov and Skutschas 2017
G. †Vahiny Curry Rogers and Wilson 2014
+
Vahiny depereti Curry Rogers and Wilson 2014
G. †Volgatitan Averianov and Efimov 2018
+
Volgatitan simbirskiensis Averianov and Efimov 2018
Invalid names: Antarctosaurus jaxarticus Riabinin 1938 [nomen dubium]
G. †Malakhelisaurus Malkani 2008 [Malakhel lizard]
+
Malakhelisaurus mianwali Malkani 2007
Invalid names: Malasaurus Malkani 2007 [replaced]
G. †Malarguesaurus González Riga et al. 2009 [Malargüe lizard]
+
Malarguesaurus florenciae González Riga et al. 2009
G. †Mnyamawamtuka Gorscak and O'Connor 2019
+
Mnyamawamtuka moyowamkia Gorscak and O'Connor 2019
G. †Mongolosaurus Gilmore 1933
+
Mongolosaurus haplodon Gilmore 1933
G. †Narambuenatitan Filippi et al. 2011
+
Narambuenatitan palomoi Filippi et al. 2011
G. †Ninjatitan Gallina et al. 2021
+
Ninjatitan zapatai Gallina et al. 2021
G. †Pashtosaurus Malkani 2014
+
Pashtosaurus zhobi Malkani 2014
G. †Petrobrasaurus Filippi et al. 2011
+
Petrobrasaurus puestohernandezi Filippi et al. 2011
Unr. †Poripuchia Malkani 2020
+
Fm. †Gspsauridae Malkani 2015
+
Subfm. †Gspsaurinae Malkani 2015
Subfm. †Saraikimasoominae Malkani 2015
Fm. †Pakisauridae Malkani 2003
+
Subfm. †Isisaurinae Malkani 2010
G. †Khanazeem Malkani 2023
Subfm. †Khetranisaurinae Malkani 2010
G. †Pakisaurus Malkani 2004
Invalid names: Pakisaurinae Malkani 2010 [empty]
G. †Pseudomegaloolithus Vianey-Liaud and Garcia 2003
+
Pseudomegaloolithus atlasi Vianey-Liaud and Garcia 2003
G. †Rukwatitan Gorscak et al. 2014
+
Rukwatitan bisepultus Gorscak et al. 2014
G. †Teratopodus Tomaselli et al. 2022
+
Teratopodus malarguensis Tomaselli et al. 2022
G. †Titanopodus González Riga and Calvo 2009
+
Titanopodus mendozensis González Riga and Calvo 2009
Fm. †Titanosauridae Lydekker 1885 [titanosaurid]
+
Unr. †Megaloolithidae Zhao 1979
+
G. †Megaloolithus Mikhailov 1991
Invalid names: Antarctosauridae Olshevsky 1978 [synonym], Antarctosaurinae Powell 1986 [empty], Hypselosaurus Matheron 1869 [nomen dubium], Titanosaurinae Lydekker 1893 [empty]
Invalid names: Andesauridae Calvo and Bonaparte 1991 [empty], Andesauroidea Salgado 2003 [empty], Argyrosaurinae Powell 1986 [invalid subgroup], Titanosaurus Lydekker 1877 [nomen dubium], Titanosaurus indicus Lydekker 1877 [nomen dubium]
Unr. †Titanosauriformes Salgado et al. 1997
+
Fm. †Brachiosauridae Riggs 1904 [brachiosaurid]
+
G. †Abydosaurus Chure et al. 2010
+
Abydosaurus mcintoshi Chure et al. 2010
G. †Brachiosaurus Riggs 1903
+
G. †Cedarosaurus Tidwell et al. 1999
+
Cedarosaurus weiskopfae Tidwell et al. 1999
G. †Galvesaurus Barco et al. 2005 [Galve lizard]
+
Galvesaurus herreroi Barco et al. 2005
+
Invalid names: Galveosaurus herreroi Sánchez-Hernández 2005 [objective synonym]
G. †Giraffatitan Paul 1988
+
Giraffatitan brancai Janensch 1914
+
Invalid names: Brachiosaurus fraasi Janensch 1914 [synonym]
G. †Lusotitan Antunes and Mateus 2003
+
Lusotitan atalaiensis Lapparent and Zbyszewski 1957
G. †Sonorasaurus Ratkevich 1998
+
Sonorasaurus thompsoni Ratkevich 1998
G. †Soriatitan Royo-Torres et al. 2017
+
Soriatitan golmayensis Royo-Torres et al. 2017
G. †Venenosaurus Tidwell et al. 2001
+
Venenosaurus dicrocei Tidwell et al. 2001
G. †Vouivria Mannion et al. 2017
+
Vouivria damparisensis Mannion et al. 2017
Invalid names: Astrodontidae Huene 1932 [synonym], Bellusaurinae Dong 1990 [empty], Brachiosaurinae Huene 1927 [empty], Camarasaurinae Nopcsa 1928 [empty], Euhelopodinae Romer 1956 [empty], Klamelisaurinae Zhao 1993 [empty], Ornithopsis eucamerotus Hulke 1882 [nomen dubium], Pleurocoelidae Marsh 1888 [synonym]
G. †Duriatitan Barrett et al. 2010
+
Duriatitan humerocristatus Lydekker 1888
G. †Fukuititan Azuma and Shibata 2010
+
Fukuititan nipponensis Azuma and Shibata 2010
G. †Fushanosaurus Wang et al. 2019
+
Fushanosaurus qitaiensis Wang et al. 2019
G. †Fusuisaurus Mo et al. 2006
+
Fusuisaurus zhaoi Mo et al. 2006
G. †Liaoningotitan Zhou et al. 2018
+
Liaoningotitan sinensis Zhou et al. 2018
G. †Occitanopodus Moreau et al. 2020
+
Occitanopodus gandi Moreau et al. 2020
G. †Oceanotitan Mocho et al. 2019
+
Oceanotitan dantasi Mocho et al. 2019
G. †Ornithopsis Seeley 1870
+
Ornithopsis hulkei Seeley 1870
+
Invalid names: Bothriospondylus magnus Owen 1875 [objective synonym]
G. †Pelorosaurus Mantell 1850
+
Pelorosaurus conybeari Melville 1849
Pelorosaurus praecursor Sauvage 1876
Unr. †Somphospondyli Wilson and Sereno 1998
+
G. †Angolatitan Mateus et al. 2011
+
Angolatitan adamastor Mateus et al. 2011
G. †Astrophocaudia D'Emic 2013
+
G. †Australodocus Remes 2007
+
Australodocus bohetii Remes 2007
G. †Austrosaurus Longman 1933
+
Austrosaurus mckillopi Longman 1933
G. †Brontomerus Taylor et al. 2011
+
Brontomerus mcintoshi Taylor et al. 2011
G. †Chubutisaurus del Corro 1975
+
Chubutisaurus insignis del Corro 1975
G. †Dongbeititan Wang et al. 2007
+
Dongbeititan dongi Wang et al. 2007
Unr. †Euhelopodidae Romer 1956 [euhelopodid]
+
G. †Daxiatitan You et al. 2008
G. †Erketu Ksepka and Norell 2006
G. †Euhelopus Romer 1956
+
Invalid names: Helopus Wiman 1929 [replaced]
G. †Gobititan You et al. 2003
G. †Huabeisaurus Pang and Cheng 2000
G. †Phuwiangosaurus Martin et al. 1994
G. †Qiaowanlong You and Li 2009
G. †Ruixinia Mo et al. 2023
G. †Ruyangosaurus Lü et al. 2009
G. †Silutitan Wang et al. 2021
G. †Tambatitanis Saegusa and Ikeda 2014
G. †Tangvayosaurus Allain et al. 1999
G. †Xianshanosaurus Lü et al. 2009
G. †Yongjinglong Li et al. 2014
G. †Europatitan Torcida Fernández-Baldor et al. 2017
+
Europatitan eastwoodi Torcida Fernández-Baldor et al. 2017
G. †Gannansaurus Lü et al. 2013
+
Gannansaurus sinensis Lü et al. 2013
G. †Garumbatitan Mocho et al. 2023
+
Garumbatitan morellensis Mocho et al. 2023
G. †Huanghetitan You et al. 2006
+
Huanghetitan liujiaxiaensis You et al. 2006
G. †Jiangshanosaurus Tang et al. 2001
+
Jiangshanosaurus lixianensis Tang et al. 2001
G. †Jiangxititan Mo et al. 2023
+
Jiangxititan ganzhouensis Mo et al. 2023
G. †Ligabuesaurus Bonaparte et al. 2006
+
Ligabuesaurus leanzai Bonaparte et al. 2006
G. †Liubangosaurus Mo et al. 2010
+
Liubangosaurus hei Mo et al. 2010
G. †Padillasaurus Carballido et al. 2015
+
Padillasaurus leivaensis Carballido et al. 2015
G. †Sauroposeidon Wedel et al. 2000
+
Sauroposeidon proteles Wedel et al. 2000
+
Invalid names: Paluxysaurus jonesi Rose 2007 [synonym]
Invalid names: Paluxysaurus Rose 2007 [synonym]
G. †Sibirotitan Averianov et al. 2018
+
Sibirotitan astrosacralis Averianov et al. 2018
G. †Sonidosaurus Xu et al. 2006
+
G. †Tastavinsaurus Canudo et al. 2008
+
Tastavinsaurus sanzi Canudo et al. 2008
G. †Triunfosaurus Carvalho et al. 2017
+
Triunfosaurus leonardii Carvalho et al. 2017
G. †Wintonotitan Hocknull et al. 2009
+
Wintonotitan wattsi Hocknull et al. 2009
G. †Yunmenglong Lü et al. 2013
+
Yunmenglong ruyangensis Lü et al. 2013
Invalid names: Arkharavia Alifanov and Bolotsky 2010 [nomen dubium], Arkharavia heterocoelica Alifanov and Bolotsky 2010 [nomen dubium], Huanghetitan ruyangensis Lü et al. 2007 [nomen dubium]
G. †Titanosaurimanus Dalla Vecchia and Tarlao 2000
+
Titanosaurimanus nana Dalla Vecchia and Tarlao 2000
Invalid names: Brohisaurus Malkani 2003 [nomen dubium], Brohisaurus kirthari Malkani 2003 [nomen dubium], Eucamerotus Hulke 1871 [nomen dubium], Huanghetitanidae Lü et al. 2007 [empty], Iuticosaurus Le Loeuff 1993 [nomen dubium], Iuticosaurus valdensis Huene 1929 [nomen dubium], Jiutaisaurus Wu et al. 2006 [nomen dubium], Jiutaisaurus xidiensis Wu et al. 2006 [nomen dubium], Laurasiformes Royo-Torres 2009 [empty], Macrurosaurus Seeley 1869 [nomen dubium], Macrurosaurus semnus Seeley 1869 [nomen dubium], Pleurocoelus Marsh 1888 [nomen dubium], Pukyongosaurus Dong et al. 2001 [nomen dubium], Pukyongosaurus millenniumi Dong et al. 2001 [nomen dubium], Rugocaudia Woodruff 2012 [nomen dubium], Rugocaudia cooneyi Woodruff 2012 [nomen dubium]
G. †Vulcanodon Raath 1972
+
Vulcanodon karibaensis Raath 1972
Invalid names: Acanthopholis platypus Seeley 1869 [nomen dubium], Aepisaurus Gervais 1852 [nomen dubium], Agustiniidae Bonaparte 1999 [empty], Allophagi Jaekel 1914 [synonym], Asiatosaurus Osborn 1924 [nomen dubium], Astrodon johnstoni Leidy 1865 [nomen dubium], Atlantosaurus Marsh 1877 [nomen dubium], Barosaurus affinis Marsh 1899 [nomen dubium], Blikanasauridae Galton and Van Heerden 1985 [empty], Bothriospondylidae Lydekker 1895 [empty], Bothriospondylus elongatus Owen 1875 [nomen dubium], Bothrosauropodidae Janensch 1929 [empty], Bothrosauropodoidea Kuhn 1961 [empty], Brachiosaurus nougaredi Lapparent 1960 [nomen dubium], Brontopodidae Apesteguía 2005 [empty], Brontosauridae Jaekel 1911 [empty], Bruhathkayosaurus Yadagiri and Ayyasami 1987 [nomen dubium], Campylodoniscus Kuhn 1961 [nomen dubium], Cetiosauria Seeley 1874 [synonym], Cetiosaurus epioolithicus Owen 1842 [nomen nudum], Cetiosaurus hypoolithicus Owen 1842 [nomen nudum], Cetiosaurus longus Owen 1842 [nomen dubium], Cetiosaurus medius Owen 1842 [nomen dubium], Chiayusaurus Bohlin 1953 [nomen dubium], Chondrosteosaurus Owen 1876 [nomen dubium], Chubutisauridae del Corro 1975 [empty], Clasmodosaurus Ameghino 1898 [nomen dubium], Clasmodosaurus spatula Ameghino 1898 [nomen dubium], Gigantosaurus Seeley 1869 [nomen dubium], Hamanosauripus Kim 1986 [nomen nudum], Haplocanthosauridae Bonaparte 1999 [empty], Herrerasauridae Van Heerden 1978 [empty], Homalosauropodidae Janensch 1929 [empty], Iguanodon praecursor Sauvage 1876 [nomen dubium], Koreanosauripus Kim 1986 [nomen nudum], Kunmingosaurus Zhao 1985 [nomen dubium], Lancanjiangosaurus Zhao 1985 [nomen nudum], Mamenchisauroidea Dong 1998 [empty], Mamenchisaurus fuxiensis Hou et al. 1976 [nomen dubium], Mamenchisaurus guangyuanensis Zhang 1981 [nomen dubium], Mamenchisaurus yunnanensis Fang et al. 2004 [nomen dubium], Morinosaurus Sauvage 1874 [nomen dubium], Morinosaurus priscus Sauvage 1874 [nomen dubium], Morosauridae Marsh 1882 [empty], Neosodon de la Moussaye 1884 [nomen dubium], Nurosaurus Dong 1992 [nomen nudum], Opisthocoelia Owen 1859 [synonym], Ornithopsidae Lydekker 1887 [empty], Pleurocoelus altus Marsh 1888 [nomen dubium], Pleurocoelus nanus Marsh 1888 [nomen dubium], Pleurocoelus valdensis Lydekker 1889 [nomen dubium], Qinlingosaurus Xie et al. 1996 [nomen dubium], Rotundichnus Hendricks 1981 [nomen dubium], Tendaguriidae Bonaparte et al. 2000 [empty], Titanosaurus lydekkeri Huene 1929 [nomen dubium], Titanosaurus montanus Marsh 1877 [nomen dubium], Ultrasaurus Kim 1981 [nomen dubium], Zizhongosaurus Dong et al. 1983 [nomen dubium]
G. †Trihamus Hitchcock 1862
+
Trihamus elegans Hitchcock 1862
Trihamus magnus Hitchcock 1889
G. †Trimabus Hitchcock 1865
+
Trimabus elegans Hitchcock 1865
Invalid names: Aristosuchia Seeley 1892 [empty], Pachypodes Meyer 1845 [synonym], Pachypodosauria Huene 1914 [empty], Pachypodosauroidea Nopcsa 1928 [empty], Streptospondylus recentior Owen 1851 [nomen dubium], Thecospondylus Seeley 1882 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. S. Lull 1924dinosaurs with triradiate pelvis resembing that of crocodiles, except that the publs forms part of acetabular boundary; skull small, with preorbital fenestra, carried at right angles to neck; large vacuity through mandible, as in crocodiles; marginal socketed teeth compressed and either knife-like, with serrated margins, or pencil-like, present in anterior portion of mouth and generally along its sides as well; no predentary bone; no calcified (ossified) tendons preserved in vertebral column.
B. F. Nopcsa 1928pubes directed forwards, pubic protuberance of ilium long
F. v. Huene 1948They represent an orthogenetic continuation of certain Pseudosuchia without break, systematic separation is artificial, but preferable for practical reasons. Open acetabulum; no armature; hind legs stronger than in Pseudosuchians and skull smaller; shoulder girdle shifted backward and first caudal added to sacrum; about 25 presacrals as in normal Thecodonts; in shoulder girdle secondary elements disappearing. Upper Triassic to Upper Cretaceous.
S. J. Nesbitt 2011The most inclusive clade containing Passer domesticus Linnaeus, 1758, and Saltasaurus loricatus Bonaparte and Powell, 1980, but not Triceratops horridus (Marsh, 1889)