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Somphospondyli
Taxonomy
Somphospondyli was named by Wilson and Sereno (1998). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Neosauropoda by Mateus et al. (2012); and to Titanosauriformes by Sereno (1998), Wilson and Sereno (1998), Sereno (1999), Wilson (2002), You et al. (2004), Curry Rogers (2005), Allain and Aquesbi (2008), Wilson and Upchurch (2009), González Riga et al. (2009), Suteethorn et al. (2010), D'Emic (2012), D'Emic (2013), Xing et al. (2015), Filippi (2015) and Apesteguía et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Neosauropoda by Mateus et al. (2012); and to Titanosauriformes by Sereno (1998), Wilson and Sereno (1998), Sereno (1999), Wilson (2002), You et al. (2004), Curry Rogers (2005), Allain and Aquesbi (2008), Wilson and Upchurch (2009), González Riga et al. (2009), Suteethorn et al. (2010), D'Emic (2012), D'Emic (2013), Xing et al. (2015), Filippi (2015) and Apesteguía et al. (2021).
Subtaxa
Abdarainurus, Angolatitan, Arkharavia, Arkharavia heterocoelica, Astrophocaudia, Australodocus, Austrosaurus, Brontomerus, Chubutisaurus, Dongbeititan, Euhelopodidae, Europatitan, Gannansaurus, Huanghetitan, Huanghetitan ruyangensis, Jiangshanosaurus, Ligabuesaurus, Liubangosaurus, Padillasaurus, Ruixinia, Sauroposeidon (syn. Paluxysaurus), Sibirotitan, Sonidosaurus, Tastavinsaurus, Titanosauria, Triunfosaurus, Wintonotitan, Yunmenglong
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1998 | Somphospondyli Sereno p. 63 |
1998 | Somphospondyli Wilson and Sereno p. 53 |
1999 | Somphospondyli Sereno p. 2138 fig. 2 |
2002 | Somphospondyli Wilson p. 240 fig. 13 |
2004 | Somphospondyli You et al. p. 910 fig. 6 |
2005 | Somphospondyli Curry Rogers p. 73 |
2007 | Huanghetitan ruyangensis Lü et al. p. 168 figs. 2-4 |
2008 | Somphospondyli Allain and Aquesbi p. 403 |
2008 | Huanghetitan ruyangensis Lü p. 51 |
2009 | Somphospondyli González Riga et al. p. 144 fig. 11 |
2009 | Huanghetitan ruyangensis Lü et al. p. 52 |
2009 | Somphospondyli Wilson and Upchurch p. 229 fig. 27 |
2010 | Arkharavia Alifanov and Bolotsky p. 85 |
2010 | Arkharavia heterocoelica Alifanov and Bolotsky p. 85 figs. 1-2 |
2010 | Somphospondyli Suteethorn et al. |
2011 | Huanghetitan ruyanggensis Jiang et al. p. 1150 |
2011 | Huanghetitan ruyangensis Molnar p. 306 |
2011 | Arkharavia heterocoelica Saegusa and Tomida p. 257 |
2011 | Huanghetitan ruyangensis Saegusa and Tomida p. 257 |
2011 | Huanghetitan ruyangensis Xu et al. p. 213 |
2012 | Somphospondyli D'Emic |
2012 | Arkharavia Godefroit et al. p. 528 |
2012 | Arkharavia heterocoelica Godefroit et al. p. 528 |
2012 | Arkharavia Juárez Valieri and Ríos Díaz p. R147 |
2012 | Arkharavia heterocoelica Juárez Valieri and Ríos Díaz p. R147 |
2012 | Somphospondyli Mateus et al. |
2013 | Somphospondyli D'Emic |
2013 | Huanghetitan ruyangensis Yang et al. p. 275 |
2015 | Huanghetitan ruyangesis Cerda et al. p. 14 |
2015 | Somphospondyli Filippi p. 20 |
2015 | Somphospondyli Xing et al. |
2016 | Huanghetitan ruyangensis Mocho et al. p. 243 |
2021 | Somphospondyli Apesteguía et al. |
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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.
Unr. †Somphospondyli Wilson and Sereno 1998
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Unr. †Euhelopodidae Romer 1956 [euhelopodid]
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G. †Euhelopus Romer 1956
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†Euhelopus zdanskyi Wiman 1929
Invalid names: Helopus Wiman 1929 [replaced]
G. †Europatitan Torcida Fernández-Baldor et al. 2017
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†Europatitan eastwoodi Torcida Fernández-Baldor et al. 2017
Unr. †Titanosauria Bonaparte and Coria 1993
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Unr. †Lithostrotia Upchurch et al. 2004
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G. †Antarctosaurus Huene 1927
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†Antarctosaurus wichmannianus Huene 1927
Invalid names: Antarctosaurus brasiliensis Arid and Vizotto 1971 [nomen dubium], Antarctosaurus giganteus Huene 1927 [nomen dubium], Antarctosaurus jaxarticus Riabinin 1938 [nomen dubium]
Unr. †Eutitanosauria Sanz et al. 1999
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G. †Argentinosaurus Bonaparte and Coria 1993
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†Argentinosaurus huinculensis Bonaparte and Coria 1993
Unr. †Colossosauria González Riga et al. 2019
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Unr. †Aeolosaurini Franco-Rosas et al. 2004
G. †Chucarosaurus Agnolin et al. 2023
Unr. †Lognkosauria Calvo et al. 2007
G. †Notocolossus González Riga et al. 2016
G. †Puertasaurus Novas et al. 2005
Unr. †Rinconsauria Calvo et al. 2007
Unr. †Saltasauroidea Powell 1992
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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. †Magyarosaurus Huene 1932
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†Magyarosaurus dacus Nopcsa 1915
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Invalid names: Magyarosaurus hungaricus Huene 1932 [synonym], Magyarosaurus transsylvanicus Huene 1932 [synonym]
Fm. †Nemegtosauridae Upchurch 1995
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G. †Quaesitosaurus Kurzanov and Bannikov 1983
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†Quaesitosaurus orientalis Kurzanov and Bannikov 1983
G. †Malakhelisaurus Malkani 2008 [Malakhel lizard]
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†Malakhelisaurus mianwali Malkani 2007
Invalid names: Malasaurus Malkani 2007 [replaced]
G. †Malarguesaurus González Riga et al. 2009 [Malargüe lizard]
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†Malarguesaurus florenciae González Riga et al. 2009
Unr. †Poripuchia Malkani 2020
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Fm. †Gspsauridae Malkani 2015
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G. †Pseudomegaloolithus Vianey-Liaud and Garcia 2003
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†Pseudomegaloolithus atlasi Vianey-Liaud and Garcia 2003
G. †Titanopodus González Riga and Calvo 2009
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†Titanopodus mendozensis González Riga and Calvo 2009
Fm. †Titanosauridae Lydekker 1885 [titanosaurid]
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Unr. †Megaloolithidae Zhao 1979
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G. †Cairanoolithus Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
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†Cairanoolithus dughii Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
†Cairanoolithus roussetensis Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
Invalid names: Dughioolithus Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994 [synonym]
G. †Megaloolithus Mikhailov 1991
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†Megaloolithus aureliensis Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
†Megaloolithus cylindricus Khosla and Sahni 1995
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Invalid names: Megaloolithus rahioliensis Mohabey 1998 [synonym]
†Megaloolithus dhoridungriensis Mohabey 1998
†Megaloolithus jabalpurensis Khosla and Sahni 1995
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Invalid names: Megaloolithus matleyi Mohabey 1996 [synonym], Megaloolithus patagonicus Calvo et al. 1997 [synonym]
†Megaloolithus khempurensis Mohabey 1998
†Megaloolithus maghrebiensis Garcia et al. 2003
†Megaloolithus mamillare Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
†Megaloolithus megadermus Mohabey 1998
†Megaloolithus microtuberculata Garcia and Vianey-Liaud 2001
†Megaloolithus petralta Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
†Megaloolithus problematica Mohabey 2005
†Megaloolithus siruguei Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
†Megaloolithus walpurensis Khosla and Sahni 1995
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]
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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: g = genus, infrao = infraorder | |||||
References: Marsh 1875, Peczkis 1995 |
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bajocian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 171.60000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (812 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Middle Jurassic | Pakistan (Punjab) | Malasaurus mianwali (80011) | |
Late/Upper Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian | France (Occitanie) | Megaloolithus sp. (58416) | |
Late/Upper Jurassic - Berriasian | Colombia (Boyacá) | Titanosauria indet. (220422) | |
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian | Cuba (Pinar del Río) | Sauropoda indet. (45797) | |
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian | France (Haute-Normandie) | Streptospondylus cuvieri (48856) | |
Tithonian | Tanzania (Lindi) | Australodocus bohetii (48349) | |
Tithonian | Zimbabwe (Mashonaland North) | Titanosauria indet. (49105) | |
Tithonian - Berriasian | Thailand (Kalasin) | Euhelopodidae indet. (48872) | |
Early/Lower Tithonian | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Megaloolithidae indet. (164377) | |
Middle Berriasian | United Kingdom (England) | Megaloolithidae indet. (28994) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | India (Tamil Nadu) | Titanosauridae indet. (53922) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (New Mexico) | Alamosaurus sanjuanensis (47815 47819 54103 97795 117451 121580 121581 138834 138836 171027 179272 194978) Sauropoda indet. (46992) Titanosauridae indet. (56013 59068) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | France (Haute-Garonne) | Titanosauridae indet. (67195 67196 118194 148954) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Utah) | Alamosaurus sanjuanensis (45721 45722) Sauropoda indet. (45718) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Spain (Cataluña) | Megaloolithus aureliensis, Megaloolithus petralta (36725) Megaloolithus mamillare (61380 169875 183093 226202) Megaloolithus mamillare, Hypselosaurus sp., Titanosauridae indet. (36381) Megaloolithus sp. (167946 171123) Sauropoda indet. (169298) Titanosauria indet. (148950 169322 169450 219381 224901) Titanosauridae indet., Megaloolithus mammilare (38893) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Brazil (São Paulo) | Titanosauridae indet. (32323) Titanosauridae indet., Aeolosaurus sp. (83263) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Pakistan (Balochistan) | Balochisauridae indet. (220150 220166) Balochisaurus malkani (220140 220142 220153 220158) Balochisaurus malkani, Gspsaurus pakistani (220163) Balochisaurus malkani, Saraikimasoom vitakri (220141) Khetranisaurus barkhani, Balochisaurus malkani, Saraikimasoom vitakri (220155) Marisaurus jeffi, Saraikimasoom vitakri, Gspsaurus pakistani, Titanosauria indet. (79668) Pakisauridae indet. (220165) Pakisauridae indet., Balochisauridae indet. (220161 220162) Pakisaurus balochistani (220149 220151 220157 220160) Pakisaurus balochistani, Saraikimasoom vitakri, Sulaimanisaurus gingerichi, Sauropoda indet. (78055) Pakisaurus balochistani, Saraikimasoom vitakri, Sulaimanisaurus gingerichi, Titanosauria indet. (79427) Pakisaurus balochistani, Sulaimanisaurus gingerichi (220154) Pakisaurus balochistani, Sulaimanisaurus gingerichi, Saraikimasoom vitakri (53153) Pakisaurus sp., Saraikimasoom vitakri (79670) Pashtosaurus zhobi (220173) Saraikimasoom vitakri, Balochisaurus malkani (220156) Titanosauria indet. (220168) Titanosauria indet., Khetranisaurus barkhani, Marisaurus jeffi, Sulaimanisaurus gingerichi, Balochisaurus malkani, Saraikimasoom vitakri, Gspsaurus pakistani (79664) Titanosauria indet., Marisaurus jeffi, Saraikimasoom vitakri, Gspsaurus pakistani (79429) Titanosauria indet., Pakisaurus balochistani, Khetranisaurus barkhani, Balochisaurus malkani, Saraikimasoom vitakri (79669) Titanosauria indet., Pakisaurus balochistani, Khetranisaurus barkhani, Marisaurus jeffi, Sulaimanisaurus gingerichi, Balochisaurus malkani, Saraikimasoom vitakri, Gspsaurus pakistani (79665) Titanosauria indet., Pakisaurus balochistani, Marisaurus jeffi, Sulaimanisaurus gingerichi, Balochisaurus malkani, Gspsaurus pakistani, Balochisaurus malkani (79428) Titanosauridae indet., Maojandino alami, Marisaurus sp., Marisaurus jeffi (79666) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Texas) | Alamosaurus sanjuanensis (52087 52090 52091 61847 85189 85191 165562) Alamosaurus sp. (165198) Lithostrotia indet. (164702 164703) Titanosauria indet. (224287) Titanosauridae indet. (156122) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Morocco (Fes-Boulmane) | Megaloolithus maghrebiensis, Pseudomegaloolithus atlasi (206442) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Pakistan (Punjab) | Dgkhansaurus maarri (220202) |