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Riojasaurus
Taxonomy
Riojasaurus was named by Bonaparte (1969). It is the type genus of Riojasauridae.
It was assigned to Sauropodomorpha by Benton (1990); to Prosauropoda by Sereno (1997), Sereno (1998), Sereno (1999); to Melanorosauridae by Bonaparte (1969), Bonaparte (1969), Bonaparte (1971), Bonaparte (1973), Benedetto (1973), Bonaparte (1978), Anderson and Cruickshank (1978), Bossi and Bonaparte (1978), Bonaparte (1984), Galton (1985), Battail (1986), Carroll (1988), Novas (1989), Bonaparte (1995), Bonaparte and Pumares (1995), Novas (1997), Heerden and Galton (1997), Bonaparte (1999), Galton and Upchurch (2004), Galton et al. (2005); to Plateosauria by Smith and Pol (2007), Apaldetti et al. (2011); to Plateosauridae by Upchurch et al. (2007), Martínez (2009), Apaldetti et al. (2013); to Massopoda by Otero and Pol (2013); and to Riojasauridae by Yates (2007), Yates (2010), Novas et al. (2011), McPhee et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Sauropodomorpha by Benton (1990); to Prosauropoda by Sereno (1997), Sereno (1998), Sereno (1999); to Melanorosauridae by Bonaparte (1969), Bonaparte (1969), Bonaparte (1971), Bonaparte (1973), Benedetto (1973), Bonaparte (1978), Anderson and Cruickshank (1978), Bossi and Bonaparte (1978), Bonaparte (1984), Galton (1985), Battail (1986), Carroll (1988), Novas (1989), Bonaparte (1995), Bonaparte and Pumares (1995), Novas (1997), Heerden and Galton (1997), Bonaparte (1999), Galton and Upchurch (2004), Galton et al. (2005); to Plateosauria by Smith and Pol (2007), Apaldetti et al. (2011); to Plateosauridae by Upchurch et al. (2007), Martínez (2009), Apaldetti et al. (2013); to Massopoda by Otero and Pol (2013); and to Riojasauridae by Yates (2007), Yates (2010), Novas et al. (2011), McPhee et al. (2015).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1969 | Riojasaurus Bonaparte p. 290 figs. 4-5 |
| 1969 | Strenusaurus Bonaparte p. 291 fig. 6 |
| 1969 | Riojasaurus Bonaparte p. 303 |
| 1969 | Strenusaurus Bonaparte p. 303 |
| 1969 | Riojasaurus Bonaparte p. 475 |
| 1971 | Riojasaurus Bonaparte p. 131 |
| 1973 | Riojasaurus Benedetto |
| 1973 | Riojasaurus Bonaparte p. 115 |
| 1978 | Riojasaurus Anderson and Cruickshank p. 31 |
| 1978 | Riojasaurus Bonaparte p. 317 |
| 1978 | Riojasaurus Bossi and Bonaparte p. 45 |
| 1984 | Riojasaurus Bonaparte p. 130 |
| 1985 | Riojasaurus Galton p. 672 |
| 1986 | Riojasaurus Battail p. 49 |
| 1988 | Riojasaurus Carroll |
| 1989 | Riojasaurus Novas p. 682 |
| 1990 | Riojasaurus Benton p. 19 |
| 1995 | Riojasaurus Bonaparte p. 79 |
| 1995 | Riojasaurus Bonaparte and Pumares p. 342 |
| 1997 | Riojasaurus Heerden and Galton |
| 1997 | Riojasaurus Novas p. 681 |
| 1997 | Riojasaurus Sereno p. 442 fig. 4 |
| 1998 | Riojasaurus Sereno p. 71 fig. 7 |
| 1999 | Riojasaurus Bonaparte pp. 123-124 |
| 1999 | Riojasaurus Sereno p. 2138 fig. 2 |
| 2004 | Riojasaurus Galton and Upchurch p. 235 fig. 12.11 |
| 2005 | Riojasaurus Galton et al. p. 4 |
| 2007 | Riojasaurus Smith and Pol p. 670 fig. 7 |
| 2007 | Riojasaurus Upchurch et al. p. 62 fig. 3 |
| 2007 | Riojasaurus Yates p. 96 |
| 2009 | Riojasaurus Martínez p. 162 fig. 22 |
| 2010 | Riojasaurus Yates p. 750 |
| 2011 | Riojasaurus Apaldetti et al. p. 16 fig. 13 |
| 2011 | Riojasaurus Novas et al. p. 341 fig. 4 |
| 2013 | Riojasaurus Apaldetti et al. |
| 2013 | Riojasaurus Otero and Pol |
| 2015 | Riojasaurus McPhee et al. p. 19 fig. 12 |
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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.
G. †Riojasaurus Bonaparte 1969
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†Riojasaurus incertus Bonaparte 1969
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Invalid names: Strenusaurus procerus Bonaparte 1969 [synonym]
Invalid names: Strenusaurus Bonaparte 1969 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Peczkis 1995, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||