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Coelophysidae
Taxonomy
Coelophysidae was named by Paul (1988) [Family-level name from Nopcsa 1928 as a subfamily, but Paul (1988) erected this family while retaining the original subfamily within it.]. Its type is Coelophysis.
It was assigned to Ceratosauria by Paul (1988); to Ceratosauria by Novas (1991) and Novas (1992); to Theropoda by Paul (1993); to Neotheropoda by Carrano et al. (2002) and Martinez and Apaldetti (2017); and to Coelophysoidea by Holtz (1994), Rowe et al. (1997), Sereno (1997), Carpenter (1997), Sereno (1998), Sereno (1999), Holtz (2000), Rauhut (2003), Bristowe and Raath (2004), Tykoski and Rowe (2004), Yates (2005), Ezcurra (2006), Ezcurra (2007), Ezcurra and Cuny (2007), You et al. (2014), Martill et al. (2016) and Ezcurra (2017).
It was assigned to Ceratosauria by Paul (1988); to Ceratosauria by Novas (1991) and Novas (1992); to Theropoda by Paul (1993); to Neotheropoda by Carrano et al. (2002) and Martinez and Apaldetti (2017); and to Coelophysoidea by Holtz (1994), Rowe et al. (1997), Sereno (1997), Carpenter (1997), Sereno (1998), Sereno (1999), Holtz (2000), Rauhut (2003), Bristowe and Raath (2004), Tykoski and Rowe (2004), Yates (2005), Ezcurra (2006), Ezcurra (2007), Ezcurra and Cuny (2007), You et al. (2014), Martill et al. (2016) and Ezcurra (2017).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1988 | Coelophysidae Paul p. 258 |
1991 | Coelophysidae Novas p. 401 |
1992 | Coelophysidae Novas p. 141 |
1993 | Coelophysidae Paul p. 401 |
1994 | Coelophysidae Holtz |
1997 | Coelophysidae Carpenter p. 191 |
1997 | Coelophysidae Rowe et al. p. 108 |
1997 | Coelophysidae Sereno p. 456 |
1998 | Coelophysidae Sereno p. 64 |
1999 | Coelophysidae Sereno p. 2138 fig. 2 |
2000 | Coelophysidae Holtz, Jr. pp. 13-15 fig. 5 |
2002 | Coelophysidae Carrano et al. |
2003 | Coelophysidae Rauhut p. 136 |
2004 | Coelophysidae Bristowe and Raath p. 39 |
2004 | Coelophysidae Tykoski and Rowe p. 48 |
2005 | Coelophysidae Yates p. 118 fig. 9 |
2006 | Coelophysidae Ezcurra p. 657 fig. 3 |
2007 | Coelophysidae Ezcurra p. 186 |
2007 | Coelophysidae Ezcurra and Cuny p. 78 fig. 6 |
2014 | Coelophysidae You et al. |
2016 | Coelophysidae Martill et al. p. 34 fig. 28 |
2017 | Coelophysidae Ezcurra p. 531 fig. 12 |
2017 | Coelophysidae Martinez and Apaldetti p. 502 |
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Fm. †Coelophysidae Paul 1988
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Subfm. †Coelophysinae Nopcsa 1928
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G. †Coelophysis Cope 1889
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†Coelophysis bauri Cope 1887
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Invalid names: Coelurus longicollis Cope 1887 [synonym], Rioarribasaurus colberti Hunt and Lucas 1991 [synonym], Tanystropheus willistoni Cope 1887 [synonym]
Invalid names: Podokesaurus Talbot 1911 [synonym], Rioarribasaurus Hunt and Lucas 1991 [objective synonym]
G. †Lucianovenator Martinez and Apaldetti 2017
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†Lucianovenator bonoi Martinez and Apaldetti 2017
G. †Procompsognathus Fraas 1913 [before elegant jaw]
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†Procompsognathus triassicus Fraas 1913
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Invalid names: Hallopus celerrimus Fraas 1912 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Halticosaurinae Paul 1988 [empty], Procompsognathinae Nopcsa 1923 [empty]
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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G. S. Paul 1993 | Basal theropods with slender body proportions. Skull long and fairly low, subnarial gap between premaxilla and maxilla, antorbital fenestra large, dentary slender, anterior tip slightly expanded and supports radiating tooth arrangement, teeth heterodont because those of premaxilla are more conical and less serrated than maxillary examples, 4 premaxillary teeth. Tail very long. Ilium fairly short. |
Measurements
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References: Marsh 1875, Peczkis 1995 |
Age range: base of the Alaunian to the top of the Pliensbachian or 215.56000 to 182.70000 Ma
Collections (43 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Carnian - Norian | USA (Texas) | Coelophysis sp. (71979 98596) | |
Late/Upper Triassic | Zimbabwe (Matabeleland North) | Syntarsus rhodesiensis (34779) | |
Late/Upper Triassic | USA (Texas) | Coelophysis sp. (39671) | |
Norian | Argentina (La Rioja) | Coelophysoidea indet. (105691) | |
Norian | USA (Texas) | Coelophysis sp. (67699) Lepidus praecisio (196651) | |
Norian | Argentina (San Juan) | Coelophysoidea indet. (182613) | |
Norian | USA (Arizona) | Camposaurus arizonensis (39160) Coelophysidae indet. (92850) Coelophysis bauri (49500 57687) Coelophysis sp. (57685) | |
Norian | USA (New Mexico) | Coelophysis bauri (54167) Coelophysis sp. (54006 54008 54009 54010 54011 54012 54013 54014 57071 58106) Coelophysis sp., Coelophysis bauri (54168) Coelurus longicollis, Coelurus bauri, Tanystropheus willistoni (52498) | |
Norian - Rhaetian | USA (Colorado) | Coelophysis sp. (178451) | |
Lacian - Sevatian | USA (New Mexico) | Eucoelophysis sp. (62311) | |
Alaunian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Procompsognathus triassicus (47800) | |
Rhaetian | USA (New Mexico) | Coelophysis bauri (48422) | |
Hettangian | USA (Utah) | Megapnosaurus sp. (157016) | |
Hettangian | USA (Connecticut) | Coelophysis sp. (47198) | |
Hettangian | China (Yunnan) | Panguraptor lufengensis (49501) | |
Hettangian - Sinemurian | Zimbabwe (Matabeleland North) | Coelurosauria indet. (48392) Syntarsus rhodesiensis (22663 50824) | |
Hettangian - Sinemurian | South Africa (Free State) | Coelophysis rhodesiensis (47031) Syntarsus rhodesiensis (45531) | |
Hettangian - Sinemurian | Zimbabwe (Mashonaland North) | Syntarsus rhodesiensis (50823) | |
Hettangian - Sinemurian | USA (Massachusetts) | Podokesaurus holyokensis (34698) | |
Sinemurian | China (Yunnan) | Podokesauridae indet. (72091) | |
Pliensbachian | USA (Arizona) | Segisaurus sp. (191751) | |
Pliensbachian - Toarcian | USA (Arizona) | Dinosauria indet. (25306) |