Classification
Dinosauria
Unranked clade
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Saurischia
Unranked clade
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Sauropodomorpha
Unranked clade
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Massopoda
Unranked clade
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Sauropodiformes
Unranked clade
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Sauropoda
Unranked clade
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Gravisauria
Unranked clade
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Eusauropoda
Unranked clade
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Turiasauria
Unranked clade
Fossil sites 40 geolocated sites
Distribution
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Geological formations
Temporal distribution
Hauterivian
(132.6–125.77 Ma)
2
Valanginian
(137.05–132.6 Ma)
3
Berriasian
(143.1–137.05 Ma)
2
Tithonian
(149.2–143.1 Ma)
15
Kimmeridgian
(154.8–149.2 Ma)
13
Bathonian
(168.2–165.3 Ma)
3
Toarcian
(184.2–174.7 Ma)
1
Pliensbachian
(192.9–184.2 Ma)
1
Images 4
Bibliography
Original description
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