Sauropodomorpha
E676532
Sauropodomorpha is a major group of long-necked, mostly herbivorous dinosaurs that includes the giant sauropods and their early relatives.
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dinosaur clade
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saurischian dinosaur group ⓘ taxonomic suborder ⓘ |
| characteristicFeature |
columnar limbs in sauropods
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elongated neck ⓘ large body size in derived forms ⓘ leaf-shaped teeth in many taxa ⓘ small head relative to body ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSomeOfLargest | terrestrial animals in Earth history ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek meaning "lizard-foot forms" ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Late Triassic ⓘ |
| fossilsFoundOnContinent |
Africa
NERFINISHED
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Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilsFoundOnContinent |
Antarctica
NERFINISHED
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Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherClassification |
Avemetatarsalia
NERFINISHED
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Ornithodira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
Aardonyx
NERFINISHED
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Anchisauria NERFINISHED ⓘ Antetonitrus NERFINISHED ⓘ Buriolestes NERFINISHED ⓘ Coloradisaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Eoraptor NERFINISHED ⓘ Lessemsauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ Lufengosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Massospondylidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Massospondylus NERFINISHED ⓘ Melanorosauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ Melanorosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Plateosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ Plateosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Prosauropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ Riojasauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ Riojasaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Saturnalia ⓘ Sauropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
bipedal in many early forms
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quadrupedal in derived sauropods ⓘ |
| namedBy | Friedrich von Huene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Apatosaurus
NERFINISHED
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Argentinosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Brachiosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Diplodocus NERFINISHED ⓘ Patagotitan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Saurischia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| sisterGroup | Theropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivision |
basal sauropodomorphs
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non-sauropod sauropodomorphs ⓘ sauropods ⓘ |
| suborderOf | Saurischia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superorder | Dinosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank |
clade
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suborder ⓘ |
| temporalRangeEnd | end of Cretaceous ⓘ |
| temporalRangeStart | Late Triassic ⓘ |
| typicalDiet |
herbivorous
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omnivorous in some early forms ⓘ |
| wentExtinct | Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearNamed | 1932 ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.