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Sauropodomorpha

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Sauropodomorphs
Temporal range: Late TriassicLate Cretaceous, 231.4–66 Ma
Moontit skelet o Plateosaurus engelhardti at Eberhard-Karls-Varsity
Scientific classification e
Kinrick: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Order: Saurischia
Clade: Eusaurischia
Suborder: Sauropodomorpha
Huene, 1932
Subgroups[1]

Sauropodomorpha (/sɔːˌrɒpdəˈmɔːrfə/ saw-ROP-ə-də-MOR-fə; frae Greek, meanin "lizard-fitit forms") is an extinct clade o lang-necked, yerbivorous, saurischian dinosaurs that includes the sauropods an thair auncestral relatives.

References

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  1. Holtz, Thomas R. Jr. (2012) Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages, Winter 2011 Appendix.
  2. Cecilia Apaldetti, Ricardo N. Martinez, Oscar A. Alcober and Diego Pol (2011). Claessens, Leon (ed.). "A New Basal Sauropodomorph (Dinosauria: Saurischia) from Quebrada del Barro Formation (Marayes-El Carrizal Basin), Northwestern Argentina". PLoS ONE. 6 (11): e26964. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0026964. PMC 3212523. PMID 22096511.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors leet (link)