Saltasauridae
| Saltasaurids Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 85.8–66Ma | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Restoration of Saltasaurus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Suborder: | †Sauropodomorpha |
| Clade: | †Titanosauria |
| Clade: | †Lithostrotia |
| Family: | †Saltasauridae Sereno, 1998 |
| Genera | |
Saltasauridae is a family of titanosaurian dinosaurs known from the late Cretaceous period of South America, Spain, Madagascar and Mongolia.[1] It is defined phylogenetically as the least inclusive clade containing both Opisthocoelicaudia and Saltasaurus.[2]
References
- ↑ Holtz, Thomas R. Jr. (2011) Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages, Winter 2010 Appendix.
- ↑ P. D. Mannion, P. Upchurch, R. N. Barnes and O. Mateus. 2013. Osteology of the Late Jurassic Portuguese sauropod dinosaur Lusotitan atalaiensis (Macronaria) and the evolutionary history of basal titanosauriforms. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 168:98-206