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Compsognathinae

Reptilia - Compsognathidae

Taxonomy
Compsognathinae was named by Nopcsa (1923). Its type is Compsognathus.

It was synonymized subjectively with Coeluridae by Steel (1970).

It was assigned to Compsognathidae by Nopcsa (1923) and Nopcsa (1928); and to Coeluridae by Rauhut (2003).

Subtaxa
Saurornithoides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Compsognathinae Nopcsa p. 125
1928Compsognathinae Nopcsa p. 183
2003Compsognathinae Rauhut p. 151

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
familyCompsognathidae
subfamilyCompsognathinae
subfamilyCompsognathinae

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. †Compsognathinae Nopcsa 1923
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G. †Saurornithoides Nopcsa 1928
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. F. Nopcsa 1928jaws provided with teeth; manus undergoing anisodactylous reduction