Blikanasauridae

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Blinkanasauridae Fossil range: Late Triassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Superorder: Dinosauria Order: Saurischia Suborder: Sauropodomorpha Infraorder: Sauropoda? Family: Blikanasauridae Galton & van Heerden (1985)

The Blikanasauridae were a group of early sauropodomorph dinosaurs. The clade was first proposed by Galton and van Heerden in 1985. The family consists of Blikanasaurus and its nearest relatives. However, it is not clear which other genera are included in the family. The family is not used in current taxonomies; Benton (2004) does not list the clade. The Blikanasaurids were once considered Prosauropods, but new research indicates they may in fact have been basal Sauropods.

[edit] See also

• Blikanasaurus

[edit] External links

• Sauropoda
• Blikanasauridae at the Paleobiology Database