After Yates, 2003a [fig. 22a], 2010, and Ezcurra, 2010 with species from Galton, 1990, and Keesey, 1996-2001 [“The Dinosauricon”]
Alternative phylogeny after Galton & Upchurch, 2004
Alternative phylogeny after Smith & Pol, 2007, and Ezcurra, 2010
<==o †Sauropodomorpha von Huene, 1932 `==o †“Prosauropoda” Huene, 1920 [paraphyletic basal Sauropodomorphs] |-- †Eoraptor lunensis Sereno, Forster, Rogers & Monetta, 1993 `--+-- †Buriolestes schultzi Cabreira et al., 2016 |?- †Pampadromaeus barberenai Cabreira et al., 2011 |?- †Bagualosaurus agudoensis Pretto, Langer & Schultz, 2018 |?- ISI R277 |?- †Nambalia roychowdhurii Novas et al., 2011 |--o †Guaibasauridae Bonaparte, Ferigolo & Ribeiro, 1999 sensu Ezcurra, 2010 | |?- †Agnostiphitys cromhallensis Fraser, Padian, Walkden & Davis, 2002 | |-- †Panphagia protos Martinez & Alcober, 2009; L.Trias. SAm. | |-- †Guaibasaurus candelariensis Bonaparte, Ferigolo & Ribeiro, 1999; L.Trias. SAm. | `--o †Saturnaliinae Ezcurra, 2010 | |-- †Chromogisaurus novasi Ezcurra, 2010; L.Trias. SAm. | `-- †Saturnalia tupiniquim Langer, Abdala, Richter & Benton, 1999; L.Trias. SAm. `==o †“Thecodontosauridae” Lydekker, 1890 [paraphyletic basal sauropodomorphs] |?- †Arcusaurus pereirabdalorum Yates, Bonnan & Neveling, 2011 |-- †Thecodontosaurus antiquus Riley & Stutchbury, 1836 vide Owen, 1842 [Thecodontosaurus antiquus Morris, 1843 (nomen nudum)] |-- †Pantydraco caducus (Yates, 2003a) Galton, Yates & D. Kermack, 2007 [Thecodontosaurus caducus Yates, 2003a] `--+-- †Efraasia minor (Huene, 1908) Galton, 1973 [taxonomic history] `--+-- †Plateosauravus cullingworthi von Huene, 1932 `--o †Plateosauria Tornier, 1913 sensu Yates, 2010 |-- †Ruehleia bedheimensis Galton, 2001 |--o †Plateosauridae [incl. Sellosauridae] | |-- †Unaysaurus tolentinoi Leal et al., 2004 | |?- †Jaklapallisaurus asymmetrica Novas et al., 2011 | |?- †Macrocollum itaquii Müller, Langer & Dias-da-Silva, 2018 | `--o †Plateosaurus Meyer, 1837 [taxonomic history] | |-- †P. gracilis (Huene, 1908) Yates, 2003b [taxonomic history] | `--+?- †P. longiceps Jaekel, 1913-14 [taxonomic history] | |-- †P. ingens (Rütimeyer, 1856) [†Gresslyosaurus ingens Rütimeyer, 1856] | `-- †P. engelhardti Meyer, 1837 [taxonomic history] `--o †Massopoda Yates, 2007 |--o †Riojasauridae Yates, 2007 | |-- †Eucnemesaurus fortis Hoepen, 1920 | `-- †Riojasaurus incertus Bonaparte, 1969 |--+-- †Sarahsaurus aurifontanalis Rowe, Sues & Reisz, 2011 | `-- †Ignavusaurus rachelis Knoll, 2010 `--+--+-- †Jingshanosaurus xinwaensis Zhang & Yang, 1995 [paraphyletic Yunnanosauridae Young, 1942a] | `-- †Xingxiulong chengi Y-M Wang, You & T Wang, 2017 |--o †Massospondylidae Huene, 1914b | |?- †Leyesaurus marayensis Apaldetti, Martinez, Alcober & Pol, 2011; U.Trias. SWSAm. | |?- †Pradhania gracilis Kutty, Chatterjee, Galton & Upchurch, 2007; L.Jur. Ind. | |--o †Massospondylus Owen, 1854 | | |-- †M. carinatus Owen, 1854 | | `-- †M. kaalae Barrett, 2009 | |?-+-- †Adeopapposaurus mognai Martínez, 2009 | | `-- †Seitaad ruessi Sertich & Loewen, 2010; E.Jur. WNAm. | `--+?- †Mussaurus patagonicus Bonaparte & Vince, 1979 | `--+-- †Coloradisaurus brevis (Bonaparte, 1978b) Lambert, 1983 [Coloradia brevis Bonaparte, 1978b] | `--+?- †“Gyposaurus” sinensis Young, 1941 | `--+-- †Lufengosaurus huenei Young, 1941a [Lufengosaurus magnus Young, 1941a, Lufengosaurus huangi Young, 1941a; Massospondylus huenei (Young) Cooper, 1981] | `?- †Glacialisaurus hammeri Smith & Pol, 2007; L.Jur. Ant. `--o †Sauropodiformes Sereno, 2007 |?- †Aardonyx celestae Yates, Bonnan, Neveling, Chinsamy & Blackbeard, 2010 `--o †Anchisauria Galton & Upchurch, 2004 |--o †Anchisauridae Marsh, 1885 | |-- †Anchisaurus polyzelus (Hitchcock, 1865) | `?- †Ammosaurus major (Marsh, 1891b) [nomen dubium sensu Yates, 2010] `--+--o †Yunnanosaurus Young, 1942a [paraphyletic Yunnanosauridae Young, 1942a] | |-- †Y. huangi Young, 1942a [incl.? Yunnanosaurus robustus Young, 1951] | `-- †Y. youngi Lü, Li, Zhong, Azuma, Fujita, Dong & Ji, 2007 `--+--o †Melanorosauridae Huene, 1929a | |?- †Chinshakiangosaurus zhongheensis Yeh, 1975 | `--o †Melanorosaurus Haughton, 1924 | |-- †M. readi Haughton, 1924 | `-- †M. thabanensis Gauffre, 1993c `-- †Sauropoda Marsh, 1878b sensu Galton & Upchurch, 2004; Yates, 2010 (sauropods, brontosaurs; pitkäkaulat, sauropodit, brontosaurukset)
“Prosauropoda” incertae sedis:
†Archaeodontosaurus descouensi Buffetaut, 2005
†Euskelosaurus browni Huxley, 1866 [Euskelosauridae]
†“Gyposaurus” sinensis Young
†Nyasasaurus cromptoni Charig, 1967
†Microdontosaurus dayensis Zhao, 1985
†Sauropodomorpha genera et species indet. [L.Trias. Mad.] (Flynn et al., 1999) [non Azendohsaurus madagaskarensis Flynn et al, 2010]
†Thecodontosaurus? Hermannianus Huene, 1908 (nomen dubium)
†Teratosaurus trossingensis Huene, 1908 (nomen dubium)
†Thotobolosaurus mabeatae Ellenberger, 1972
†Yimenosaurus youngi Bai, 1990 vide Bai, Yang & Wang, 1990
Alternative phylogenies of Sauropodomorpha:
After Müller, Langer & Dias-da-Silva, 2018<==o †Sauropodomorpha |-- †Buriolestes `--+-- †Eoraptor `--+--+-- †Saturnalia | |-- †Panphagia | |-- †Chromogisaurus | `-- †Pampadromaeus `--+-- †Bagualosaurus `--+-- ISI R277 `--+-- †Nambalia `--+--+-- †Pantydraco | |-- †Thecodontosaurus | `-- †Arcusaurus `--+-- †Efraasia `--+--o †Unaysauridae | |-- †Jaklapallisaurus | `--+-- †Macrocollum | `-- †Unaysaurus `--o †Plateosauria |--o †Plateosaurus | |-- P. erlenbergensis | `--+-- †P. gracilis | `-- †P. engelhardti `--o †Massopoda |--+-- †Ruehleia | `-- †Plateosauravus `--+-- †Riojasaurus `--+--+-- †Pradhania | `-- †“Massospondylus” kaalae `--+--+-- †Coloradisaurus | `-- †Glacialisaurus `--+--o †Massospondylidae | |--+-- †Massospondylus carinatus | | `-- †Lufengosaurus | `--+-- †Adeopapposaurus | `-- †Leyesaurus `--o Sauropodiformes Reference(s):
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Cabreira et al., 2016<==o Saurischia |-- Herrerasauridae `--+-- Daemonosaurus `--+--+-- Chindesaurus | `-- Tawa `--+-- Eodromaeus `--+-- †Guaibasaurus `--+-- Theropoda `--o †Sauropodomorpha |-- †Buriolestes `--+-- †Eoraptor `--+-- Pampadromaeus `--+-- †Panphagia |--o †Saturnaliinae | |-- †Chromogisaurus | `-- †Saturnalia `--+-- †Pantydraco `--+-- †Efraasia `-- †Plateosaurus |
After Smith & Pol, 2007, and Ezcurra, 2010<==o †Sauropodomorpha |--o †Guaibasauridae | |?- †Agnostiphitys | |-- †Panphagia | |-- †Guaibasaurus | `--o †Saturnaliinae | |-- †Chromogisaurus | `-- †Saturnalia `==o †“Thecodontosauridae” |-- †Thecodontosaurus |-- †Pantydraco `--+-- †Efraasia `--+-- †Plateosauravus `--+-- †Ruehleia `--o †Plateosauria |--o Plateosauridae | |-- †Unaysaurus | `-- †Plateosaurus `--+--+-- †Eucnemesaurus | `-- †Riojasaurus `--+--o †Massospondylidae | |-- †Massospondylus | `--+-- †Coloradisaurus | `--+-- †Lufengosaurus | `-- †Glacialisaurus `==o †“Yunnanosauridae” |-- †Jingshanosaurus `--+--o †Anchisauridae | |-- †Anchisaurus | `?- †Ammosaurus `--+-- †Yunnanosaurus `--+-- †Melanorosaurus `--o †Sauropoda |--o †Blikanasauridae | `-- †Blikanasaurus |--+-- †Antetonitrus | `-- †Lessemsaurus `--+-- †Camelotia `-- Sauropoda sensu trationalis |
After Galton & Upchurch, 2004<==o †Sauropodomorpha |--o †Sauropoda | |-- †Blikanasaurus | `-- †Sauropoda `--o †Prosauropoda |?- †Panphagia `==o †Thecodontosauridae |-- †Thecodontosaurus |-- †Pantydraco `--+-- †Saturnalia `--+--o †Anchisauria | |--o †Anchisauridae | | |-- †Anchisaurus | | `-- †Ammosaurus | `--o †Melanorosauridae | |?- †Chinshakiangosaurus | |-- †Riojasaurus | `--+-- †Melanorosaurus | `--+-- †Camelotia | `-- †Lessemsaurus `--o †Plateosauria |-- †Jingshanosaurus `--+-- †Yunnanosaurus `--+-- †Massospondylus `--+-- †Mussaurus `--+-- †Coloradisaurus `--+--+-- †“Gyposaurus” | `--+-- †Lufengosaurus | `-- †Glacialisaurus `--+-- †Euskelosaurus `--+-- †Efraasia `-- †Plateosaurus |
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