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Klamelisaurinae (disused)

Reptilia - Brachiosauridae

Taxonomy
Klamelisaurinae was named by Zhao (1993).

It was assigned to Brachiosauridae by Zhao (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Klamelisaurinae Zhao p. 132

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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
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Sauropoda()
Gravisauria
Eusauropoda
Neosauropoda
Macronaria
Titanosauriformes
familyBrachiosauridae
subfamilyKlamelisaurinae
subfamilyKlamelisaurinae

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.

Subfm. †Klamelisaurinae Zhao 1993
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
X. Zhao 1993A relatively large early to middle stage sauropod. Five sacral vertebrae are fused, there are over 60 caudal vertebrae that are procoelous to gently amphicoelous, cervical and dorsal vertebrae are opisthocoelous, pleurocoels on the dorsal series are slightly developed, neural spines on the anterior dorsal and posterior cervicals are bifid, those on the dorsals are low, caudals neural spines are thick and rounded, and cervical centra average one-and-a-half to two times the length of the dorsals. Forelimb is 3/4 the length of the hind limb. Scapula-coracoid index is 4.3- 4.5:1. Ulna-humerus and tibia-femur indices are both 2:3. Femur head is not conspicuous and the fourth trochanter is positioned dorsally. Only a single genus and species is assigned to the subfamily with an age of Middle Jurassic.