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Neosauropoda

Reptilia

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Ischyrosaurus Hulke p. 16
1875Bothriospondylus Owen
1875Bothriospondylus suffossus Owen p. 15
1875Marmarospondylus Owen p. 22
1876Bothriospondylus suffossus Davies p. 197
1876Bothriospondylus suffossus Hudleston p. 543
1876Bothriospondylus suffossus Owen p. 5
1876Bothriospondylus suffossus Sauvage p. 439
1878Bothriospondylus suffossus Owen p. 209
1880Bothriospondylus suffossus Sauvage p. 523
1882Bothriospondylus Sauvage p. 35
1884Bothriospondylus Dollo p. 298
1884Bothriospondylus Marsh p. 68
1885Bothriospondylus Marsh p. 764
1888Ischyrosaurus manseli Hulke p. 152
1888Ornithopsis manseli Lydekker p. 58
1888Ischyrosaurus manseli Lydekker p. 152
1888Ornithopsis manseli Lydekker p. 152
1888Bothriospondylus Lydekker p. 170
1888Bothriospondylus suffossus Lydekker pp. 170-171
1888Ornithopsis manselii Mansel-Pleydell p. 39
1889Bothriospondylus Lydekker p. 245
1890Bothriospondylus suffossus Woodward and Sherborn p. 212
1890Ornithopsis manseli Woodward and Sherborn p. 260
1890Bothriospondylus Zittel p. 716
1893Bothriospondylus Winkler p. 101
1895Bothriospondylus Lydekker pp. 335-336
1895Bothriospondylus suffossus Lydekker p. 335
1895Bothriospondylus Marsh
1896Bothriospondylus Marsh p. 242
1897Pleurocoelus suffosus Marsh p. 415
1898Bothriospondylus Marsh p. 158
1900Bothriospondylus Sauvage p. 503
1900Bothriospondylus suffossus Sauvage p. 504
1900Pelorosaurus manseli Sauvage p. 504
1901Bothriospondylus Nopcsa p. 204
1901Bothriospondylus suffosus Nopcsa p. 204
1903Astrodon suffossus Hatcher p. 13
1906Bothriospondylus Sauvage p. 498
1911Bothriospondylus von Zittel p. 287
1911Ischyrosaurus von Zittel p. 287
1927Bothriospondylus Huene p. 122
1927Bothriospondylus suffossus Huene p. 446
1928Bothriospondylus Nopcsa p. 184
1929Bothriospondylus Huene p. 116
1943Bothriospondylus Lapparent p. 18
1948Bothriospondylus Cabrera p. 38
1956Bothriospondylus Romer p. 621
1960Ornithopsis manseli Delair p. 82
1960Ornithopsis manselli Delair p. 84
1964Bothriospondylus Tatarinov p. 547
1964Bothriospondylus suffosus Tatarinov p. 547
1966Bothriospondylus Romer p. 370
1970Ornithopsis manseli Macfadyen p. 127
1970Bothriospondylus Steel p. 67
1970Bothriospondylus suffossus Steel p. 67
1970Pelorosaurus manseli Steel p. 70
1970Bothriospondylus Swinton p. 172
1973Bothriospondylus Delair p. 4
1973Bothriospondylus suffosus Delair p. 4
1980Bothriospondylus Molnar p. 138
1981Bothriospondylus Coombs, Jr. and Molnar p. 357
1981Bothriospondylus Santafé-Llopis et al. p. 143
1982Bothriospondylus Santafé et al. p. 96
1984Bothriospondylus Taquet p. 79
1986Neosauropoda Bonaparte p. 359
1988Bothriospondylus Carroll
1990Ischyrosaurus McIntosh p. 348
1990Ischyrosaurus manseli McIntosh p. 348
1990Bothriospondylus McIntosh p. 382
1990Bothriospondylus suffosus McIntosh p. 382
1993Bothriospondylus Salgado and Calvo p. 216
1994Neosauropoda Wilson and Sereno p. 52A
1995Neosauropoda Upchurch p. 253
1997Bothriospondylus McIntosh p. 656
1997Neosauropoda Salgado et al. pp. 8-9
1997Neosauropoda Sereno p. 444
1997Neosauropoda Upchurch p. 82A
1998Neosauropoda Sereno p. 63
1998Neosauropoda Wilson and Sereno p. 46
1999Neosauropoda Sereno p. 2138 fig. 2
1999Neosauropoda Sereno et al. p. 1346 fig. 4
2002Neosauropoda Wilson p. 240 fig. 13
2004Neosauropoda Upchurch et al. p. 263
2006Bothriospondylus Flynn et al. p. 478
2007Neosauropoda Casal et al.
2007Neosauropoda Sánchez-Hernández et al. p. 197
2008Neosauropoda Allain and Aquesbi p. 403
2010Neosauropoda Suteethorn et al.
2011Neosauropoda Taylor et al. p. 78
2012Neosauropoda Mateus et al.
2013Neosauropoda Otero and Pol
2015Neosauropoda Xing et al.
2017Neosauropoda Ibiricu et al.
2019Neosauropoda Mannion et al.

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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()
Sauropoda()
Gravisauria
Eusauropoda
Neosauropoda
Neosauropoda

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. †Neosauropoda Bonaparte 1986
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G. †Archaeodontosaurus Buffetaut 2005
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Unr. †Diplodocoidea Upchurch 1995
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G. †Amphicoelias Cope 1877
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Amphicoelias altus Cope 1877
Amphicoelias brontodiplodocus Galiano and Albersdörfer 2010
Unr. †Diplodocimorpha Calvo and Salgado 1995
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Unr. †Flagellicaudata Harris and Dodson 2004
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Unr. †Dicraeosauridae Huene 1927 [dicraeosaurid]
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G. †Amargasaurus Bonaparte 1984
G. †Amargatitanis Apesteguía 2007 [Amarga titan]
G. †Bajadasaurus Gallina et al. 2019
G. †Brachytrachelopan Rauhut et al. 2005
G. †Dicraeosaurus Janensch 1914
G. †Dyslocosaurus Mcintosh et al. 1992
G. †Kaatedocus Tschopp and Mateus 2013
G. †Lingwulong Xu et al. 2018
G. †Pilmatueia Coria et al. 2019
G. †Smitanosaurus Whitlock and Wilson Mantilla 2020
G. †Suuwassea Harris and Dodson 2004
G. †Tharosaurus Bajpai et al. 2023
Unr. †Diplodocidae Marsh 1884 [diplodocid]
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Subfm. †Apatosaurinae Janensch 1929
Unr. †Diplodocinae Janensch 1929 [diplodocine]
Invalid names: Dicraeosaurinae Janensch 1929 [empty]
Invalid names: Diplodocus lacustris Marsh 1884 [nomen dubium]
Unr. †Rebbachisauridae Bonaparte 1997
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G. †Agustinia Bonaparte 1999
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Agustinia ligabuei Bonaparte 1999
G. †Amazonsaurus Carvalho et al. 2003
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Amazonsaurus maranhensis Carvalho et al. 2003
G. †Comahuesaurus Carballido et al. 2012
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Comahuesaurus windhauseni Carballido et al. 2012
G. †Histriasaurus Dalla Vecchia 1998
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Histriasaurus boscarollii Dalla Vecchia 1998
G. †Katepensaurus Ibiricu et al. 2013
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Katepensaurus goicoecheai Ibiricu et al. 2013
Unr. †Khebbashia Fanti et al. 2015
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Unr. †Limaysaurinae Whitlock 2011
Unr. †Nigersaurinae Whitlock 2011
Invalid names: Rebbachisaurinae Wilson and Allain 2015 [empty]
G. †Lavocatisaurus Canudo et al. 2018
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Lavocatisaurus agrioensis Canudo et al. 2018
G. †Maraapunisaurus Carpenter 2018
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G. †Rayososaurus Bonaparte 1996
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Rayososaurus agrioensis Bonaparte 1996
G. †Sidersaura Lerzo et al. 2024
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Sidersaura marae Lerzo et al. 2024
G. †Xenoposeidon Taylor and Naish 2007
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Xenoposeidon proneneukos Taylor and Naish 2007
G. †Zapalasaurus Salgado et al. 2006
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Zapalasaurus bonapartei Salgado et al. 2006
Invalid names: Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis Lapparent 1957 [nomen dubium]
G. †Haplocanthosaurus Hatcher 1903
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Haplocanthosaurus delfsi McIntosh and Williams 1988
Haplocanthosaurus priscus Hatcher 1903
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Invalid names: Haplocanthosaurus utterbacki Hatcher 1903 [synonym]
Invalid names: Haplocanthus Hatcher 1903 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cetiosaurus glymptonensis Phillips 1871 [nomen dubium], Rebbachisauroidea Apesteguía 2007 [synonym]
Unr. †Macronaria Sereno 1997
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G. †Aragosaurus Sanz et al. 1987
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Aragosaurus ischiaticus Sanz et al. 1987
G. †Atlasaurus Monbaron et al. 1999
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Atlasaurus imelakei Monbaron et al. 1999
Unr. †Camarasauromorpha Salgado et al. 1997
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Fm. †Camarasauridae Cope 1877 [camarasaurid]
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G. †Camarasaurus Cope 1877
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Camarasaurus grandis Marsh 1877
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Invalid names: Morosaurus impar Marsh 1878 [synonym], Morosaurus robustus Marsh 1878 [synonym], Pleurocoelus montanus Marsh 1896 [synonym]
Camarasaurus lentus Marsh 1889
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Invalid names: Camarasaurus annae Ellinger 1950 [synonym], Uintasaurus douglassi Holland 1919 [synonym]
Camarasaurus lewisi Jensen 1988
Camarasaurus supremus Cope 1877
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Invalid names: Amphicoelias latus Cope 1877 [synonym], Camarasaurus leptodirus Cope 1879 [synonym], Caulodon diversidens Cope 1877 [synonym], Caulodon leptoganus Cope 1878 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cathetosaurus Jensen 1988 [synonym], Caulodon Cope 1877 [synonym], Morosaurus Marsh 1878 [synonym], Uintasaurus Holland 1919 [synonym]
G. †Lourinhasaurus Dantas et al. 1998
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Lourinhasaurus alenquerensis Lapparent and Zbyszewski 1957
Invalid names: Helopodinae Huene 1932 [empty]
G. †Europasaurus Sander et al. 2006
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Europasaurus holgeri Sander et al. 2006
G. †Tehuelchesaurus Rich et al. 1999
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Tehuelchesaurus benitezii Rich et al. 1999
Invalid names: Brachiosauria Upchurch 1997 [synonym]
G. †Dashanpusaurus Peng et al. 2005
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Dashanpusaurus dongi Peng et al. 2005
G. †Galveosaurus Sánchez-Hernández 2005
G. †Yuzhoulong Dai et al. 2022
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Yuzhoulong qurenensis Dai et al. 2022
Invalid names: Apatosaurus minimus Mook 1917 [nomen dubium], Astrodon Johnston 1859 [nomen dubium], Bothriospondylus robustus Owen 1875 [nomen dubium], Dinodocus Owen 1884 [nomen dubium], Dinodocus mackesoni Owen 1884 [nomen dubium], Titanomorpha Sereno 1997 [empty]
G. †Oobardjidama Salisbury et al. 2016
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Oobardjidama foulkesi Salisbury et al. 2016
Superfm. †Titanosauroidea Upchurch 1995
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Invalid names: Epachthosaurinae Salgado 2003 [empty]
Invalid names: Bothriospondylus Owen 1875 [nomen dubium], Bothriospondylus suffossus Owen 1875 [nomen dubium], Ischyrosaurus Hulke 1874 [nomen dubium], Ischyrosaurus manseli Lydekker 1888 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesinfrao
Adult length: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult width: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult height: 10 to < 100infrao
Maximum body mass: 100000 kgg
Minimum body mass: 10000 kgg
Thickness: thickinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Form: sphericalinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: gregariousinfrao
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Diet: herbivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2004-12-14 12:49:10
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:49:10
Source: g = genus, infrao = infraorder
References: Marsh 1875, Peczkis 1995

Age range: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 170.30000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (419 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Jurassic174.1 - 163.5China (Ningxia) Lingwulong shenqi (195171)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3India (Gujarat) Camarasauromorpha indet. (61163)
Bajocian - Oxfordian170.3 - 157.3China (Sichuan) Dashanpusaurus dongi (24883)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Madagascar (Mahajanga) Archaeodontosaurus descouensi (55318 55884) Neosauropoda indet. (55747)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Madagascar (Mahajunga) Neosauropoda indet. (92151 194794 194795 194849 194851 194852 194853 194856 194858 194861)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Morocco (Azilal) Cetiosaurinae indet. (45941)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1India (Rajasthan) Tharosaurus indicus (227432)
Bathonian - Callovian168.3 - 163.5China (Chongqing) Yuzhoulong qurenensis (205726)
Bathonian - Callovian168.3 - 163.5Mexico (Puebla) Theropoda indet. (143808)
Bathonian - Berriasian168.3 - 139.8Yemen (Sana'a) Neosauropoda indet. (220135)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Niger (Agadez) Rebbachisauridae indet. (58577)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Argentina (Neuquén) Bothriospondylus sp. (51943) Rayososaurus agrioensis (58572) Rebbachisaurus tessonei (51948 51949 51950)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Argentina (Neuquén) Rebbachisauridae indet. (51946)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian99.6 - 89.8Argentina (Neuquén) Rebbachisauridae indet. (226993) Rebbachisauridae indet., Sidersaura marae (123202) Rebbachisaurus tessonei (58981) Sidersaura marae (232882)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian99.6 - 89.8Argentina (Río Negro) Rebbachisauridae indet. (67296)
Middle Cenomanian - Turonian99.6 - 89.8Argentina (Chubut) Katepensaurus goicoecheai (152253) Rebbachisauridae indet. (123284)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Turonian99.6 - 89.3Argentina (Chubut) Diplodocidae indet. (68151) Rebbachisauridae indet. (115564)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Argentina (Chubut) Rebbachisauridae indet. (219559)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Spain (Castilla y Leon) Neosauropoda indet. (48861)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India (Tamil Nadu) Camarasauridae indet. (71480)