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Sauropodidae

Reptilia - Sauropodidae

Taxonomy
Sauropodidae was named by Haubold (1969). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Coelurosauria by Haubold (1969) and Haubold (1971); to Saurischia by Haubold (1974); and to Theropoda by Carrano (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Sauropodidae Haubold p. 100
1971Sauropodidae Haubold p. 73
1974Sauropodidae Haubold p. 45
2025Sauropodidae Carrano

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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
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
familySauropodidae
familySauropodidae

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.

Fm. †Sauropodidae Haubold 1969
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G. †Sauropus Hitchcock 1845
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Subg. †Sauropus (Sauroidichnites) Hitchcock 1837
†Sauropus barrattii Hitchcock 1837
†Sauropus ingens Hitchcock 1889
Invalid names: Aethyopus Hitchcock 1848 [synonym], Chimaera Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Chimaerichnus Hitchcock 1871 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2004-12-14 12:50:08
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:50:08
Source: o = order
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Hettangian or 228.00000 to 199.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New Jersey) Chimaerichnus ingens (46622)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3USA (Massachusetts) Sauroidichnites barrattii (52986)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8USA (Massachusetts) Anomoepus barrattii (52993) Chimaera barrattii (52996 91669) Sauroidichnites barrattii (52987 52994 53028)