Full reference: J. F. Bonaparte. 1986. The early radiation and phylogenetic relationships of the Jurassic sauropod dinosaurs, based on vertebral anatomy. The Beginning of the Age of Dinosaurs: Faunal Change Across the Triassic–Jurassic Boundary. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 247-258
Parent taxon: Eusauropoda according to P. D. Mannion et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Atlasaurus, Barapasaurus, Camarasaurus, Cardiodon, Cetiosauridae, Cetiosauriscus, Datousaurus, Ferganasaurus, Hudiesaurus, Jobaria, Klamelisaurus, Losillasaurus, Mamenchisauridae, Nebulasaurus, Neosauropoda, Omeisauridae, Omeisaurus, Patagosaurus, Rhoetosaurus, Shunosaurus, Tendaguria, Turiasauria, Volkheimeria
Subtaxa: Lapparentosaurus madagascariensis
Type: Lapparentosaurus madagascariensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore