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Sauropoda (sauropod)

Taxonomy
Sauropoda was named by Marsh (1878).

It was reranked as the suborder Sauropoda by Williston (1878), Seeley (1879), Sauvage (1896), Mansel-Pleydell (1902), Sauvage (1914), Janensch (1914), Matthew (1915), Lapparent (1947), Delair (1960), Haubold (1971), Delair (1973), McIntosh (1981) and Chure et al. (2006); it was synonymized subjectively with Opisthocoelia by Hay (1902) and Riggs (1903); it was reranked as the superorder Sauropoda by Bakker (1986); it was reranked as the unranked clade Sauropoda by Sereno (1989), Salgado et al. (1997), Sereno (1997), Sereno (1998), Wilson and Sereno (1998), Sereno (1999), Tang et al. (2001), Leal and Azevedo (2003), Upchurch et al. (2004), Upchurch et al. (2007), Smith and Pol (2007) and Taylor et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Dinosauria by Marsh (1884); to Dinosauria by Williston (1878), Marsh (1878), Seeley (1879), Marsh (1881), Marsh (1882), Marsh (1885), Lydekker (1885), Lydekker (1888), Marsh (1894), Marsh (1895), Sauvage (1896), Marsh (1896), Mansel-Pleydell (1902), Hatcher (1903), von Zittel (1911), Sauvage (1914) and Janensch (1914); to Pachypodosauria by Huene (1914), Huene (1914), Huene (1914), Huene (1914), Huene (1926), Huene (1929) and Huene (1948); to Phytodinosauria by Bakker (1986); to Sauropodomorpha by Romer (1966), Swinton (1970), del Corro (1975), Jain et al. (1975), Baird and Horner (1979), Ostrom (1980), Santafé et al. (1982), Dong et al. (1983), Russell (1984), Buscalioni and Sanz (1987) and Benton (1990); to Saurischia by Huene (1909), Lull (1915), Matthew (1915), Nopcsa (1923), Huene and Matley (1933), Swinton (1936), Lapparent (1947), Romer (1956), Delair (1960), Colbert (1964), Steel (1970), Haubold (1971), Delair (1973), McIntosh (1981), Zhao (1983) and Chure et al. (2006); to Anchisauria by Upchurch et al. (2007); to Sauropodomorpha by Sereno (1989), Salgado et al. (1997), Sereno (1997), Sereno (1998), Wilson and Sereno (1998), Sereno (1999), Tang et al. (2001), Leal and Azevedo (2003), Upchurch et al. (2004) and Smith and Pol (2007); and to Saurischia by Taylor et al. (2011).

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Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Cetiosaurus epioolithicus Owen
1842Cetiosaurus hypoolithicus Owen
1842Cetiosaurus epioolithicus Owen p. 12
1842Cetiosaurus hypoolithicus Owen p. 12
1842Cetiosaurus medius Owen pp. 100-101
1842Cetiosaurus longus Owen pp. 101-102
1852Aepisaurus elephantinus Gervais
1852Aepisaurus Gervais p. 63 figs. 3-4
1853Aepisaurus Gervais p. 472
1853Aepisaurus elephantinus Gervais p. 472
1859Opisthocoelia Owen
1859Cetiosaurus longus Owen p. 27
1859Cetiosaurus medius Owen p. 35
1861Opisthocoelia Owen p. 300
1861Cetiosaurus longus Owen p. 301
1865Astrodon johnstoni Leidy
1869Gigantosaurus megalonyx Hulke p. 389f
1869Acanthopholis platypus Seeley p. xvii
1869Gigantosaurus Seeley p. 94
1869Gigantosaurus megalonyx Seeley p. 94
1870Astrodon johnstoni Cope p. 99
1871Ceteosaurus longus Phillips pp. 290-291
1871Ceteosaurus medius Phillips p. 290
1871Acanthopholis platypus Seeley p. 306
1874Morinosaurus Sauvage
1874Morinosaurus typus Sauvage pp. 14-15
1874Cetiosaurus longus Sauvage pp. 18-19
1874Cetiosaurus medius Sauvage pp. 18-19
1874Cetiosauria Seeley
1875Bothriospondylus elongatus Owen pp. 21-22
1875Cetiosaurus longus Owen p. 27
1876Chondrosteosaurus Owen
1876Chondrosteosaurus gigas Owen p. 5
1876Iguanodon praecursor Sauvage pp. 438-439 figs. pl. 12, fig. 5
1876Bothriospondylus elongatus Sauvage p. 439
1877Atlantosaurus Marsh
1877Atlantosaurus montanus Marsh
1877Titanosaurus Marsh p. 87
1877Titanosaurus montanus Marsh p. 87
1877Atlantosaurus Marsh p. 514
1878Atlantosaurus Marsh p. 412
1878Sauropoda Marsh p. 412
1878Titanosaurus montanus Williston p. 43
1878Chondrosteosaurus Williston p. 45
1878Sauropoda Williston p. 45
1878Titanosaurus Williston p. 45
1879Sauropoda Seeley p. 183
1880Atlantosaurus montanus Sauvage p. 523
1880Caulodon precursor Sauvage p. 523
1880Chondrosteosaurus gigas Sauvage p. 523
1880Morinosaurus typus Sauvage p. 523
1880Caulodon precursor Sauvage p. 542
1880Morinosaurus typus Sauvage p. 542
1880Gigantosaurus megalonyx Sauvage p. 546
1881Atlantosaurus Marsh
1881Sauropoda Marsh
1882Sauropoda Marsh
1882Acanthopholis platypus Sauvage p. 30
1882Atlantosaurus Sauvage p. 35
1882Chondrosteosaurus Sauvage p. 35
1884Gigantosaurus megalonyx Damon p. 69
1884Atlantosaurus Marsh p. 68
1884Sauropoda Marsh p. 68
1884Neosodon de la Moussaye p. 53
1885Sauropoda Lydekker p. 37
1885Sauropoda Marsh p. 763
1885Atlantosaurus Marsh p. 764
1885Chondrosteosaurus Marsh p. 764
1885Caulodon precursor de la Moussaye p. 167
1887Cetiosauria Seeley
1888Sauropoda Lydekker p. 131
1888Atlantosaurus Lydekker p. 144
1888Pleurocoelus nanus Marsh pp. 90-92 figs. 1-6
1888Pleurocoelus altus Marsh pp. 92-93
1888Caulodon precursor Sauvage p. 624
1889Pleurocoelus valdensis Lydekker p. 325
1890Pleurocoelus valdensis Lydekker p. 182 figs. 1, Pl. 9
1890Acanthopholis platypus Woodward and Sherborn p. 209
1890Cetiosaurus longus Woodward and Sherborn p. 214
1890Gigantosaurus megalonyx Woodward and Sherborn p. 230
1890Pleurocoelus valdensis Woodward and Sherborn p. 271
1891Cetiosauria Baur pp. 450-451
1894Oepysaurus Depéret p. xxix
1894Sauropoda Marsh
1894Morinosaurus typus Sauvage p. 927
1894Pelorosaurus precursor Sauvage p. 927
1895Atlantosaurus Marsh
1895Chondrosteosaurus Marsh
1895Sauropoda Marsh
1895Morinosaurus typus Sauvage p. 465
1895Pelorosaurus precursor Sauvage p. 467
1895Morinosaurus Sauvage p. 469
1896Pleurocoelus nanus Marsh figs. Pl. 40-41
1896Astrodon johnstoni Marsh p. 164
1896Atlantosaurus montanus Marsh p. 165
1896Aepisaurus Marsh p. 185
1896Atlantosaurus Marsh p. 241
1896Sauropoda Marsh p. 241
1896Pelorosaurus precursor Sauvage p. 47
1896Pleurocoelus valdensis Sauvage p. 47
1896Sauropoda Sauvage p. 48
1897Pleurocoelus nanus Bigot p. xciv
1897Pleurocoelus nanus Marsh p. 415
1898Clasmodosaurus Ameghino
1898Clasmodosaurus spatula Ameghino
1898Atlantosaurus Marsh p. 158
1898Pleurocoelus valdensis Sauvage p. 444
1902Opisthocoelia Hay p. 482
1902Pleurocoelus altus Hay p. 483
1902Pleurocoelus nanus Hay p. 483
1902Astrodon johnstoni Hay p. 484
1902Atlantosaurus Hay p. 484
1902Atlantosaurus montanus Hay p. 484
1902Atlantosaurus Mansel-Pleydell p. lxxvi
1902Sauropoda Mansel-Pleydell p. lxxv
1902Morinosaurus typus Sauvage p. 408
1902Pelorosaurus precursor Sauvage p. 411
1903Astrodon johnstoni Hatcher pp. 11-12
1903Chondrosteosaurus Hatcher pp. 50-51
1903Sauropoda Hatcher p. 54
1903Opisthocoelia Riggs
1904Algoasaurus Broom pp. 446-447
1904Acanthopholis platypus Lydekker p. 60
1904Gigantosaurus megalonyx Lydekker p. 67
1908Atlantosaurus Huene p. 297
1908Algoasaurus Huene p. 348
1908Atlantosaurus Huene p. 348
1909Atlantosaurus Huene p. 14
1909Sauropoda Huene p. 14
1909Aepisaurus Huene p. 15
1909Algoasaurus Huene p. 15
1909Morinosaurus Huene p. 15
1911Pleurocoelus nanus Lull p. 174
1911Pleurocoelus altus Lull p. 175
1911Pleurocoelus nanus Lull p. 188 figs. Pl. 9, 14-18
1911Pleurocoelus altus Lull p. 200 figs. Pl. 18-19
1911Astrodon johnstoni Lull p. 202 figs. Pl. 19:5
1911Sauropoda von Zittel p. 283
1911Atlantosaurus von Zittel p. 287
1911Chondrosteosaurus von Zittel p. 287
1911Gigantosaurus von Zittel p. 287
1911Neosodon von Zittel p. 287
1911Aepyosaurus von Zittel p. 288
1911Algoasaurus von Zittel p. 288
1911Morinosaurus von Zittel p. 288
1914Sauropoda Huene p. 37
1914Sauropoda Janensch p. 82
1914Morinosaurus Sauvage p. 254
1914Morinosaurus typus Sauvage p. 254
1914Sauropoda Sauvage p. 254
1915Algoasaurus Broom p. 162
1915Sauropoda Lull p. 117
1915Pleurocoelus altus Lull p. 331
1915Pleurocoelus nanus Lull p. 331
1915Sauropoda Matthew p. 32
1920Pleurocoelus nanus Pompeckj p. 126
1921Astrodon johnstoni Gilmore pp. 587-588
1923Sauropoda Nopcsa p. 126
1924Asiatosaurus Osborn p. 2
1926Sauropoda Huene p. 474
1927Aepisaurus Huene p. 126
1927Caulodon praecursor Huene p. 456
1927Pleurocoelus nanus Huene p. 457
1927Pleurocoelus valdensis Huene p. 457
1927Aepisaurus Huene p. 469
1929Titanosaurus lydekkeri Huene
1929Titanosaurus robustus Huene p. 48 figs. 11-12, Pl. 18-21
1929Campylodon Huene pp. 82-83 figs. Pl. 40:1-2
1929Campylodon ameghinoi Huene pp. 82-83
1929Sauropoda Huene p. 271
1932Titanosaurus lydekkeri Stromer p. 6
1932Algoasaurus Stromer p. 7
1932Aepisaurus elephantinus Stromer p. 9
1932Titanosaurus robustus Stromer p. 10
1932Aepisaurus Stromer p. 18
1933Sauropoda Huene and Matley p. 70
1934Pleurocoelus valdensis Stromer p. 63
1934Aepisaurus elephantinus Stromer p. 64
1936Sauropoda Swinton p. 209
1936Astrodon valdensis Swinton p. 210
1936Titanosaurus lydekkeri Swinton p. 212
1941Campylodon Huene p. 90
1941Campylodon ameghinoi Huene p. 90
1941Clasmodon Huene p. 90
1942Titanosaurus robustus Hoffet p. 54
1946Aepisaurus Gilmore p. 30
1946Algoasaurus Gilmore p. 30
1946Campylodon Gilmore p. 30
1947Sauropoda Lapparent pp. 16-17
1948Sauropoda Huene p. 91
1948Aepisaurus elephantinus Lapparent p. 1186
1953Chiayusaurus Bohlin p. 45
1953Chiayusaurus lacustris Bohlin p. 45
1956Sauropoda Romer p. 619
1956Chiayusaurus Romer p. 621
1956Aepisaurus Romer p. 622
1956Algoasaurus Romer p. 622
1956Asiatosaurus Romer p. 624
1957Astrodon valdensis Lapparent and Zbyszewski
1958Chiayuesaurus lacustris Young p. 24
1958Asiatosaurus Young p. 25
1958Chiayuesaurus Young p. 25
1959Asiatosaurus Huene p. 122
1959Chiayusaurus Huene p. 122
1960Sauropoda Delair p. 76
1960Brachiosaurus nougaredi Lapparent pp. 40-42 figs. Pl. 2-3, 8, 10
1961Campylodoniscus Kuhn
1961Campylodoniscus ameghinoi Kuhn
1962Astrodon johnstoni Kingham p. 40 figs. 2b, 4
1962Astrodon valdensis Kingham p. 40
1964Cetiosauria Colbert p. 22 fig. 6
1964Sauropoda Colbert p. 22 fig. 6
1964Iguanodon praecursor Kuhn p. 11
1966Aepisaurus Romer p. 370
1966Algoasaurus Romer p. 370
1966Asiatosaurus Romer p. 370
1966Chiayusaurus Romer p. 370
1966Sauropoda Romer p. 370
1967Aepysaurus elephantinus Lapparent p. 10
1968Iguanodonichnus Casamiquela and Fasola p. 14 figs. Pl. 1-2, 4-8
1970Sauropoda Steel p. 59
1970Cetiosaurus longus Steel p. 64
1970Cetiosaurus medius Steel p. 64
1970Astrodon altus Steel p. 67
1970Astrodon johnstoni Steel p. 67
1970Astrodon nanus Steel p. 67
1970Astrodon valdensis Steel p. 67
1970Bothriospondylus elongatus Steel p. 67
1970Brachiosaurus nougaredi Steel p. 68
1970Chiayusaurus Steel p. 71
1970Chiayusaurus lacustris Steel p. 71
1970Aepisaurus Steel p. 74
1970Aepisaurus elephantinus Steel p. 74
1970Algoasaurus Steel p. 75
1970Campylodoniscus Steel p. 76
1970Campylodoniscus ameghinoi Steel p. 76
1970Titanosaurus lydekkeri Steel p. 77
1970Titanosaurus robustus Steel p. 77
1970Atlantosaurus Steel p. 79
1970Atlantosaurus montanus Steel p. 79
1970Asiatosaurus Steel p. 81
1970Sauropoda Swinton p. 117
1970Atlantosaurus Swinton p. 178
1971Sauropoda Haubold p. 85
1973Sauropoda Delair p. 3
1973Asiatosaurus Dong p. 45
1975Asiatosaurus Hou et al. p. 27
1975Sauropoda Jain et al.
1975Sauropoda del Corro p. 231
1977Chiayusaurus Dong
1979Sauropoda Baird and Horner p. 10
1979Titanosaurus robustus Bonaparte and Gasparini p. 397
1979Cetiosaurus longus Jain et al. p. 206
1980Campylodon Bonaparte and Powell p. 26
1980Campylodon ameghinoi Bonaparte and Powell p. 26
1980Titanosaurus robustus Bonaparte and Powell p. 26
1980Chiayusaurus lacustris Chao p. 94
1980Campylodoniscus Molnar p. 137
1980Chondrosteosaurus Molnar p. 137
1980Algoasaurus Molnar p. 138
1980Clasmodosaurus Molnar p. 139
1980Sauropoda Ostrom p. 22
1981Aepisaurus Buffetaut et al. p. 279
1981Sauropoda McIntosh p. 11
1981Astrodon johnstoni McIntosh p. 17
1982Sauropoda Santafé et al. p. 85
1983Sauropoda Dong et al. p. 17
1983Zizhongosaurus Dong et al. pp. 18-19 fig. 6
1983Zizhongosaurus chuanchengensis Dong et al. pp. 18-19 fig. 6
1983Asiatosaurus Dong et al. p. 27
1983Chiayusaurus Dong et al. p. 27
1983Ultrasaurus Kim pp. 119-120
1983Ultrasaurus tabriensis Kim pp. 119-120
1983Ultrasaurus Kim p. 120
1983Ultrasaurus tabriensis Kim p. 120 figs. Pl. I:1-3
1983Sauropoda Zhao p. 296
1983Asiatosaurus Zhao p. 304
1984Sauropoda Russell p. 28
1985Algoasaurus Rich and Rich p. 647
1985Kunmingosaurus Zhao
1985Kunmingosaurus wudingensis Zhao
1986Sauropoda Bakker p. 472
1986Hamanosauripus Kim
1986Hamanosauripus ungulatus Kim
1986Koreanosauripus Kim
1986Koreanosauripus cheongi Kim
1986Zizhongosaurus chuanchensis Taquet p. 42
1986Lancanjiangosaurus Zhao
1987Sauropoda Buscalioni and Sanz p. 66
1987Algosaurus Casanovas et al. p. 98
1987Astrodon jhonstoni Sanz et al. p. 48
1987Astrodon valdensis Sanz et al. p. 49
1987Bruhathkayosaurus Yadagiri and Ayyasami pp. 527-528
1987Bruhathkayosaurus matleyi Yadagiri and Ayyasami pp. 527-528 figs. Pl. 1-3
1988Aepisaurus Carroll
1988Algoasaurus Carroll
1988Asiatosaurus Carroll
1988Campylodoniscus Carroll
1988Chiayusaurus Carroll
1988Zizhongosaurus Carroll
1988Protognathus Zhang
1988Protognathus oxyodon Zhang
1989Aepisaurus elephantinus Buffetaut p. 438
1989Sauropoda Sereno p. 38A
1990Sauropoda Benton p. 19
1990Zizhongosaurus McIntosh p. 54
1990Campylodoniscus McIntosh p. 56
1990Cetiosaurus medius McIntosh p. 346
1990Brachiosaurus nougaredi McIntosh p. 347
1990Pleurocoelus altus McIntosh p. 348
1990Pleurocoelus valdensis McIntosh p. 348
1990Cetiosauriscus longus McIntosh p. 350
1990Chondrosteosaurus McIntosh p. 350
1990Campylodoniscus ameghinoi McIntosh p. 352
1990Zizhongosaurus McIntosh p. 377
1990Zizhongosaurus chuanchengensis McIntosh p. 377
1990Pleurocoelus nanus McIntosh pp. 383-384
1990Chondrosteosaurus gigas McIntosh p. 387
1990Saltasaurus robustus McIntosh p. 395
1990Aepysaurus McIntosh p. 399
1990Aepysaurus elephantinus McIntosh p. 399
1990Campylodoniscus McIntosh p. 399
1991Aepisaurus elephantinus Buffetaut et al. p. 31
1991Protognathosaurus Olshevsky p. 21
1991Protognathosaurus oxyodon Olshevsky p. 21
1992Pleurocoelus nanus Buffetaut et al. p. 12
1992Pleurocoelus valdensis Buffetaut et al. p. 12
1992Nurosaurus Dong
1992Chiayusaurus Dong p. 97
1992Chiayusaurus lacustris Dong p. 97
1992Kunmingosaurus Dong p. 163
1992Kunmingosaurus wudingensis Dong p. 163
1992Protognathus Dong p. 163
1992Protognathus oxyodon Dong p. 163
1992Zizhongosaurus Dong p. 163
1992Zizhongosaurus chuanchengensis Dong p. 163
1992Asiatosaurus Dong p. 164
1992Cetiosaurus medius Mcintosh et al. p. 164
1992Protognathosaurus Olshevsky p. 179
1992Protognathosaurus oxyodon Olshevsky p. 179
1992Neuquensaurus robustus Powell p. 199
1993Cetiosaurus longus Delair p. 334
1994Aepisaurus elephantinus Buffetaut p. 127
1994Neosodon Buffetaut and Martin p. 23 fig. 1
1994Neosodon praecursor Buffetaut and Martin p. 23 fig. 1
1994Pleurocoelus valdensis Galton p. 265
1995Pleurocoelus nanus Salgado et al. p. 34
1995Kunmingosaurus Upchurch p. 252
1995Zizhongosaurus Upchurch p. 252
1995Kunmingosaurus Upchurch p. 371
1995Zizhongosaurus Upchurch p. 371
1996Neuquensaurus robustus Bonaparte pp. 106-107 fig. 40
1996Campylodoniscus Bonaparte p. 109
1996Campylodoniscus ameghinoi Bonaparte p. 109
1996Campylodoniscus Jacobs et al. p. 602
1996Algoasaurus Jacobs et al. p. 604
1996Neosodon Le Loeuff et al. p. 79
1996Neosodon praecursor Le Loeuff et al. p. 79
1996Qinlingosaurus Xue et al.
1996Qinlingosaurus luonanensis Xue et al.
1997Chiayusaurus asianensis Lee et al.
1997Pleurocoelus nanus Salgado and Calvo p. 44
1997Sauropoda Salgado et al. p. 6
1997Sauropoda Sereno p. 444
1998Kunmingosaurus Dong p. 80
1998Protognathosaurus Dong p. 80
1998Zizhongosaurus Dong p. 80
1998Astrodon johnstoni Lipka p. 229
1998Pleurocoelus nanus Salgado et al. p. 181
1998Sauropoda Sereno p. 63
1998Sauropoda Wilson and Sereno p. 55
1999Kunmingosaurus wudingensis Martin-Rolland p. 308
1999Zizhongosaurus chuanchengensis Martin-Rolland p. 308
1999Protognathosaurus Martin-Rolland p. 310
1999Protognathosaurus oxyodon Martin-Rolland p. 310
1999Zizhongosaurus Martin-Rolland p. 310
1999Sauropoda Sereno p. 2138 fig. 2
1999Pleurocoelus nanus Tidwell et al. p. 31
2000Astrodon johnstoni Maxwell and Cifelli p. 21
2000Chiayusaurus Park et al. p. 90
2001Bruhathkayosaurus matleyi Mohabey p. 481
2001Bruhathkayosaurus Mohabey p. 484
2001Sauropoda Tang et al. p. 14
2002Pleurocoelus altus Salgado and García p. 215
2002Asiatosaurus Wilson p. 248
2002Campylodon Wilson p. 248
2002Campylodon ameghinoi Wilson p. 248
2002Pleurocoelus nanus Wilson p. 249
2003Sauropoda Leal and Azevedo p. 71A
2004Sauropoda Upchurch et al. p. 261
2004Pleurocoelus altus Upchurch et al. p. 266
2004Pleurocoelus nanus Upchurch et al. p. 266
2004Saltasaurus robustus Upchurch et al. p. 270
2005Astrodon johnstoni Carpenter and Tidwell p. 85
2005Iguanodonichnus Moreno and Benton p. 254
2006Sauropoda Chure et al. p. 236
2006Neosodon Le Loeuff et al. p. 708
2006Neosodon praecursor Le Loeuff et al. p. 708
2006Pleurocoelus altus Weishampel p. 145
2006Pleurocoelus nanus Weishampel p. 145
2007Clasmodosaurus Apesteguía p. 538
2007Clasmodosaurus spatula Apesteguía p. 538
2007Chondrosteosaurus Naish and Martill p. 499
2007Chondrosteosaurus gigas Naish and Martill p. 499
2007Pleurocoelus nanus Naish and Martill p. 499
2007Sauropoda Smith and Pol p. 668 fig. 7
2007Sauropoda Upchurch et al. p. 62 fig. 3
2009Pleurocoelus nanus González Riga et al. p. 141
2009Pleurocoelus nanus Parsons and Parsons p. 721
2009Chiayusaurus Wilson and Upchurch
2010Pleurocoelus nanus Alifanov and Bolotsky p. 88
2010Protognathosaurus Li et al. p. 199
2011Astrodon johnsoni Saegusa and Tomida p. 254
2011Sauropoda Taylor et al. p. 78

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