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Coelophysoidea (coelophysoid)

Reptilia

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Podokesauridae Huene p. 11
1915Podokesauridae Huene pp. 500-501
1915Podokesauridae Lull p. 155
1915Podokesauridae Matthew p. 32
1917Podokesauridae Lull p. 111
1920Podokesauridae Huene p. 162
1924Podokesauridae Lull p. 231
1928Podokesauridae Nopcsa p. 183
1929Procompsognathidae Huene
1929Podokesauridae Huene p. 270
1929Procompsognathidae Huene p. 270
1930Podokesauridae Hay p. 187
1932Dolichosuchus cristatus Huene p. 31
1937Podokesauridae Roxo p. 65
1938Dolichosuchus cristatus Schmidt p. 73
1939Dolichosuchus cristatus Kuhn p. 33
1940Dolichosuchus cristatus Huene p. 37
1946Podokesauridae Kuhn p. 65
1946Procompsognathidae Kuhn p. 65
1948Halticosauridae Huene p. 88
1948Podokesauridae Huene p. 88
1948Procompsognathidae Huene p. 88
1948Halticosauridae Huene p. 89
1952Halticosauridae Bock p. 405
1953Podokesauridae Lull p. 129
1956Podokesauridae Romer p. 611
1959Podokesauridae Huene p. 120
1963Podokesauridae Parsch p. 4
1964Podokesauridae Colbert p. 11
1964Podokesauridae Tatarinov p. 530
1965Podokesauridae Simmons p. 53
1965Dolichosuchus cristatus Simmons p. 57
1966Halticosauridae Kuhn p. 92
1966Podokesauridae Kuhn p. 92
1966Procompsognathidae Romer p. 369
1967Podokesauridae Charig p. 713
1967Procompsognathidae Charig p. 713
1968Podokesauridae Maleev p. 95
1969Podokesauridae Colbert and Russell p. 45
1969Podokesauridae Raath p. 2
1970Podokesauridae Colbert p. 27
1970Podokesauridae Reig p. 276–277
1970Procompsognathidae Steel p. 9
1970Dolichosuchus cristatus Steel p. 10
1970Podokesauridae Steel p. 10
1971Dolichosuchus cristatus Kuhn p. 15
1971Podokesauridae Kuhn p. 15
1971Procompsognathidae Kuhn p. 15
1972Podokesauridae Colbert p. 5
1973Podokesauridae Benedetto
1973Procompsognathidae Benedetto
1976Podokesauridae Barsbold p. 74
1977Podokesauridae Barsbold p. 50
1977Podokesauridae Raath pp. 260-207
1978Podokesauridae Anderson and Cruickshank p. 31
1978Procompsognathidae Anderson and Cruickshank p. 31
1978Podokesauridae Bonaparte p. 321
1978Procompsognathidae Bonaparte p. 321
1979Procompsognathidae Madsen and Miller p. 5
1980Podokesauridae Ostrom p. 22
1981Procompsognathidae Ostrom p. 193
1982Podokesauridae Santafé et al. p. 82
1982Procompsognathidae Santafé et al. p. 82
1983Podokesauridae Barsbold p. 86
1984Podokesauridae Olsen and Galton p. 92
1984Podokesauridae Russell p. 28
1984Podokesauridae Thulborn p. 132
1984Longosaurus Welles p. 160
1984Halticosauridae Welles p. 177
1984Longosaurus Welles p. 177
1986Podokesauridae Bakker p. 460
1986Podokesauridae Battail p. 47
1986Procompsognathidae Parrish and Carpenter p. 154
1987Podokesauridae Brinkman and Sues p. 502
1988Podokesauridae Carroll
1988Procompsognathidae Paul p. 255
1992Podokesauridae Dong p. 164
1994Coelophysoidea Holtz
1995Coelophysoidea Holtz, Jr. p. 35A
1997Coelophysoidea Carpenter p. 191
1997Coelophysoidea Rowe et al. p. 108
1997Coelophysoidea Sereno p. 455
1998Coelophysoidea Holtz, Jr. p. 39
1998Coelophysoidea Sampson et al. p. 1051
1998Coelophysoidea Sereno p. 64
1999Coelophysoidea Sereno p. 2138 fig. 2
2000Coelophysoidea Holtz, Jr. p. 15 fig. 5
2003Coelophysoidea Rauhut p. 135
2004Coelophysoidea Carrano and Sampson p. 539
2004Coelophysoidea Tykoski and Rowe p. 48
2005Coelophysoidea Carrano et al. p. 835
2005Coelophysoidea Irmis p. 81
2005Coelophysoidea Yates p. 118
2006Coelophysoidea Ezcurra p. 657 fig. 3
2006Podokesauridae Thulborn p. 288
2007Coelophysoidea Ezcurra p. 186
2007Coelophysoidea Ezcurra and Cuny p. 79
2007Coelophysoidea Ezcurra and Novas p. 46 fig. 12
2012Coelophysoidea Carrano et al. p. 248 fig. 7
2014Coelophysoidea Hendrickx and Mateus
2014Coelophysoidea You et al.
2015Coelophysoidea Nesbitt and Ezcurra
2016Coelophysoidea Martill et al. p. 34 fig. 28
2017Coelophysoidea Ezcurra p. 531 fig. 12

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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()
Neotheropoda
superfamilyCoelophysoidea
superfamilyCoelophysoidea

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.

Superfm. †Coelophysoidea Holtz 1994 [coelophysoid]
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Fm. †Coelophysidae Paul 1988
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Subfm. †Coelophysinae Nopcsa 1928
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G. †Camposaurus Hunt et al. 1998
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Camposaurus arizonensis Hunt et al. 1998
G. †Coelophysis Cope 1889
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Coelophysis bauri Cope 1887
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Invalid names: Coelurus longicollis Cope 1887 [synonym], Rioarribasaurus colberti Hunt and Lucas 1991 [synonym], Tanystropheus willistoni Cope 1887 [synonym]
Invalid names: Podokesaurus Talbot 1911 [synonym], Rioarribasaurus Hunt and Lucas 1991 [objective synonym]
G. †Lepidus Nesbitt and Ezcurra 2015
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Lepidus praecisio Nesbitt and Ezcurra 2015
G. †Segisaurus Camp 1936
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Segisaurus halli Camp 1936
G. †Lucianovenator Martinez and Apaldetti 2017
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Lucianovenator bonoi Martinez and Apaldetti 2017
G. †Megapnosaurus Ivie et al. 2001
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G. †Panguraptor You et al. 2014
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Panguraptor lufengensis You et al. 2014
G. †Powellvenator Ezcurra 2017
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Powellvenator podocitus Ezcurra 2017
G. †Procompsognathus Fraas 1913 [before elegant jaw]
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Invalid names: Hallopus celerrimus Fraas 1912 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Halticosaurinae Paul 1988 [empty], Procompsognathinae Nopcsa 1923 [empty]
G. †Dracoraptor Martill et al. 2016
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Dracoraptor hanigani Martill et al. 2016
G. †Gojirasaurus Carpenter 1997
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Gojirasaurus quayi Carpenter 1997
G. †Lophostropheus Ezcurra and Cuny 2007
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Lophostropheus airelensis Cuny and Galton 1993
G. †Pendraig Spiekman et al. 2021
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Pendraig milnerae Spiekman et al. 2021
G. †Sarcosaurus Andrews 1921
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Sarcosaurus woodi Andrews 1921
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Invalid names: Sarcosaurus andrewsi Huene 1932 [synonym]
G. †Syntarsus Raath 1969
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Invalid names: Dolichosuchus cristatus Huene 1932 [nomen dubium], Longosaurus Welles 1984 [nomen dubium], Podokesauridae Huene 1914 [invalid subgroup]
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
Maximum body mass: 100 kgg
Minimum body mass: 1 kgg
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: g = genus, o = order
References: Peczkis 1995, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Callovian or 237.00000 to 163.50000 Ma

Collections (73 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0United Kingdom (Wales) Pendraig milnerae (27012)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) Coelophysis sp. (71979 98596)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.3Zimbabwe (Matabeleland North) Syntarsus rhodesiensis (34779)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.3USA (Texas) Coelophysis sp. (39671)
Late/Upper Triassic - Early/Lower Jurassic237.0 - 174.1USA (Utah) Coelophysoidea indet. (183201)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Germany (Baden-Württenburg) Dolichosuchus cristatus (92087)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Argentina (La Rioja) Coelophysoidea indet. (105691)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) Coelophysis sp. (67699) Lepidus praecisio (196651)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Argentina (San Juan) Coelophysoidea indet. (182613)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Arizona) Camposaurus arizonensis (39160) Coelophysidae indet. (92850) Coelophysis bauri (49500 57687) Coelophysis sp. (57685)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New Mexico) Coelophysis bauri (54167) Coelophysis sp. (54006 54008 54009 54010 54011 54012 54013 54014 57071 58106) Coelophysis sp., Coelophysis bauri (54168) Coelophysoidea indet. (74202 89256) Coelurus longicollis, Coelurus bauri, Tanystropheus willistoni (52498) Procompsognathidae indet. (49499)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Poland (Slaskie) Coelophysoidea indet. (85500)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3USA (Colorado) Coelophysis sp. (178451)
Lacian - Sevatian221.5 - 205.6USA (New Mexico) Eucoelophysis sp., Ceratosauria indet. (62311)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Procompsognathus triassicus (47800)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Greenland Coelophysoidea indet. (220328)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (Arizona) Ceratosauria indet. (84015)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (New Mexico) Coelophysis bauri (48422)
Rhaetian - Hettangian208.5 - 199.3USA (Arizona) Syntarsus sp. (52086)
Rhaetian - Hettangian208.5 - 199.3France (Basse-Normandie) Halticosaurus sp. (49654)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3USA (Utah) Megapnosaurus sp. (157016)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3USA (Connecticut) Coelophysis sp. (47198)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3United Kingdom (Wales) Dracoraptor hanigani (176060)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3China (Yunnan) Panguraptor lufengensis (49501)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (England) Megalosauridae indet. (37812)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Zimbabwe (Matabeleland North) Coelurosauria indet. (48392) Syntarsus rhodesiensis (22663 50824)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8USA (Arizona) Syntarsus kayentakatae (214349 216632)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8South Africa (Free State) Coelophysis rhodesiensis (47031) Syntarsus rhodesiensis (45531 48391) Syntarsus sp. (75195 75262 232321)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Zimbabwe (Mashonaland North) Syntarsus rhodesiensis (50823)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8USA (Massachusetts) Podokesaurus holyokensis (34698)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Ceratosauria indet. (32316)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8China (Yunnan) Ceratosauroidea indet. (49773) Podokesauridae indet., Podokesauridae indet. (72091)
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian199.3 - 182.7USA (Arizona) Coelophysoidea indet., Syntarsus kayentakatae (35250) Syntarsus kayentakatae (13280 35248 35249)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Sarcosaurus woodi (71400 71401)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Mexico (Tamaulipas) Coelophysoidea indet. (136970)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7USA (Arizona) Segisaurus sp. (191751)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian190.8 - 174.1USA (Arizona) Dinosauria indet. (25306)
Bathonian - Callovian168.3 - 163.5China (Xinjiang) Coelophysoidea indet. (38136)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3China (Xinjiang) Coelophysoidea indet. (38135)