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Sauropods, Theropods
Classification of Dinosaurs
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05/28/2013

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Term
Dinosauria
Definition
3+ sacral vertebrae
Glenoid faces rear
Open acetabulum
Ball-shaped femoral head
Term
Theropoda
Definition
pes longer than wide
Pes digit III longest, digit I short & elevated
manus digit IV greatly reduced & V absent
5+ sacral vertebrae
lots of axial skeleton pneumaticity
intramandibular joint
furcula
Term
Ceratosauria
Definition
Earliest and most primitive Theropods
proximal tarsals fused
synsacrum
two pneumatic foramina (holes) on cervical vertebra
Term
Coelophysoidea
Definition
Ceratosaurs with:
kinked snout
paired head crests
Term
Neoceratosauria
Definition
Type of ceratosaurs
Include Abelisauridae and Ceratosaurus
Term
Abelisaurs
Definition
Neoceratosaurs
Cretaceous predators
Short, deep skulls w/ large "horns" over eyes
Term
Tetanurae
Definition
Theropods
teeth in jaws all rostral (forward) of orbit
manus digit IV lost
cranial zygapophyses on caudal vertebrae elongate
Term
Spinosaurids
Definition
Cretaceous
Gondwana only (South America & Africa)
Huge!
Probably piscivorous (fish-eating)
very long skulls with crocodilian-like teeth
conical teeth without serrations
Term
Ernst Stromer von Reichenbach
Definition
Discovered first Spinosaurid (was destroyed in WWII)
Term
Spinosauridea includes
Definition
Spinosaurids and Megalosaurs
Term
Rev William Buckland
Definition
Discovered Megalosaurus
Term
Sir Richard Owen
Definition
Used fossils of Megalosaurus, Iguanodon, and Hylaeosaurus as the basis for defining the order Dinosauria in 1842
Term
Avetheropoda
Definition
Derived from Tetanurae
extra fenestrae between antorbital fenestra and nares
caudal vertebrae in distal half of tail lack transverse processes
pubic boot
Term
Avetheropoda consists of
Definition
Carnosaurs, Coelurosauria
Term
Coelurosauria
Definition
Avetheropods with
only first ~15 caudal vertebrae have transverse processes
semilunate carpal
ischium < pubis
branched integumentary (skin) structures
Term
Ornithomimids
Definition
Coelurosaur with long forelimbs
"bird mimics"
Term
Therizinosaurs
Definition
Plant-eating Theropods
Term
Deinonychosauria
Definition
Coeluosaurian Theropods
shoulder blade horizontal
glenoid faces laterally
coracoid elongate
Term
Sauropodomorph
Definition
Saurischian dinosaurs
10 or more cervical vertebrae, usually very elongated
teeth serrated (in most groups), with denticles oriented 45° to tooth axis
bone between nares flattened
Large digit I on manus (claw)
cranium small compared to body
Term
Sauropodomorpha consists of
Definition
Prosauropoda, Sauropoda
Term
Prosauropods
Definition
first common dinosaurian herbivores
first large vertebrates to exploit niche of tall plants
known from every continent except Australia
lots of small teeth in long jaws
facultative bipeds
Slow
have enlarged claw on thum
Term
Sauropods
Definition
Obligate quadrapeds
cervicalized thoracic vertebrae ( 11+ cervicals)
laminae & fossae on vertebrae
cervical vertebrae opisthocoelous
4+ sacral vertebrae
lots of caudal vertebrae
reduced # carpals to 3 or fewer
reduced # phalanges on manus digits IV & V
femur very long (longer than humerus + radius)
nares retracted caudally
Term
Lamina
Definition
Thin ridge or sheet of bone
Term
Fossa
Definition
Dead-end depression or excavation on bone surface
Term
Amphiplatyan
Definition
Vertebrae flat on both ends
Term
Amphicoelous
Definition
Vertebrae concave both ends
Term
Procoelous
Definition
Vertebrae concave front, convex back
Term
Opisthocoelous
Definition
Vertebrae convex front, concave back
Term
Titanosaurs
Definition
Peg-toothed Sauropods
Term
Diplodocoids
Definition
Neosauropods with:
extremely long necks and tails
peg-toothed
extreme narial retraction
very tall spinous processes on caudal thoracic, sacral, and proximal caudal vertebrae
Term
Flagellicaudata
Definition
Neosauropods with:
distal tail composed of long, rod-like vertebrae (whip tail)
spinous processes on cervical and thoracic vertebrae forked
Term
Diplodocidae
Definition
family of Sauropods associated with Morrison Formation
Edward Cope & Othniel Marsh
"Great Dinosaur Rush"
Term
Flagellicaudata consists of
Definition
Diplodocidae, Dicraeosauridae
Term
Macronaria
Definition
Neosauropods with nares > orbit
Term
Camarasaurus
Definition
Macronaria
Most common dinosaur found in Morrison Formation
Term
Brachiosauridae
Definition
Macronaria w/ arm > leg
Term
Brachiosauridae + Titanosauria
Definition
Macronaria w/
kinked femur
vertebrae made of spongy bone
Term
Sauropod hiatus
Definition
N. America: no sauropods between beginning & end of Late Cretaceous!
Term
Titanosauria
Definition
Macronaria with
proximal and middle caudal vertebrae strongly procoelous
Term
Includes smallest sauropods
Definition
Titanosauria
Term
Gastroliths
Definition
Found in Sauropod gizzards
probably related to gut fermentation
Term
Thyreophora
Definition
Name means “shield bearer”
basal ornithischians
Term
Thyreophora
Definition
osteoderms (called “scutes”) in rows parallel to midline on both lateral and dorsal surfaces of torso
well-developed postorbital process
squat statue – short legs compared to body
all but the earliest forms were quadrupedal
Term
Thyreophora consists of
Definition
Stegosauria and Ankylosauria
Both have toothless keratinous beak
Term
Ankylosauria
Definition
broad compressed skull
armor covering cranial structures and
loss of all temporal fenestrae
fused sacral vertebrae, a synsacrum
closed acetabulum
horizontal ilium
lots of body armor
Term
Two families of Ankylosauria
Definition
Nodosauridae, Ankylosauridae
Term
Nodosauridae
Definition
Ankylosaur with
skull with no horns
large spikes on side
(small spikes or no spikes on back)
no tail club
Term
Ankylosauridae
Definition
Ankylosaur with
skull with horns
large spikes on back
(small spikes or no spikes on sides)
tail club
Term
Stegosauria
Definition
Member of Ankylosauria
parasagittal plates
A few had parascapular spines
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