Cetiosauridae
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Cetiosauridae is a family of sauropod dinosaurs which was first proposed by Richard Lydekker in 1888.[1] While traditionally a wastebasket taxon containing various unrelated species, some recent studies have found that it may represent a natural clade.[2] Alongside Cetiosaurus from the Middle Jurassic of Britain, other taxa recently assigned to the family include Lapparentosaurus from the Middle Jurassic of Madagascar,[3] and Patagosaurus from the late Early-Middle Jurassic of Patagonia,[4] which share autapomorphies with Cetiosaurus that are not shared by other eusauropods. Additionally, at least one study has suggested that the mamenchisaurids may represent a sub-group of the cetiosaurids, which would be termed Mamenchisaurinae.[2]
Cladogram of Sauropoda after Holwerda et al 2021, showing the position of Cetiosauridae:[4]Template:Clade
References
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- ↑ R. Lydekker. 1888. Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural History). Part I. Containing the Orders Ornithosauria, Crocodilia, Dinosauria, Squamata, Rhynchocephalia, and Proterosauria. British Museum (Natural History), London 1-309
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