Saurischia
From Conservapedia
Saurischia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom Information | |
Domain | Eukaryota |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Branch | Deuterostomia |
Phylum Information | |
Phylum | Chordata |
Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Class Information | |
Superclass | Tetrapoda |
Class | Reptilia |
Sub-class | Diapsida |
Infra-class | Archosauromorpha |
Order Information | |
Superorder | Dinosauria |
Order | Saurischia |
Sub-order | Theropoda Sauropodomorpha |
Population statistics | |
Conservation status | Extinct |
Saurischia (Greek: σαυρος sauros; and ισχιον ischion; "lizard-hipped"), one of the two major orders of the dinosaurs which were arranged in 1888 on the basis of many species sharing a common structure of the pelvic bones. Saurischian dinosaurs are again divided into two suborders: the Theropoda - carnivorous dinosaurs including Tyrannosaurus rex; and Sauropodomorpha, which were mainly long-necked herbivores, some of which were the largest animals to have walked the earth.
Taxonomy
- Order Saurischia
- Suborder Theropoda
- Infraorder Carnosauria
- Family Abelisauridae
- Family Allosauridae
- Family Baryonychidae
- Family Ceratosauridae
- Family Dryptosauridae
- Family Megalosauridae
- Family Spinosauridae
- Family Tyrannosauridae
- Infraorder Coelurosauria
- Family Coelophysidae
- Family Coeluridae
- Family Compsognathidae
- Family Noasauridae
- Infraorder Deinonychosauria
- Family Dromaeosauridae
- Family Sauronithoididae
- Family Therizinosauridae
- Family Troodontidae
- Infraorder Herrerasauria
- Family Herreasauridae
- Family Staurikosauridae
- Infraorder Ornithomimosauria
- Family Deinocheiridae
- Family Garudimimidae
- Family Ornithomimidae
- Infraorder Oviraptorosauria
- Family Avimimidae
- Family Caenagnathidae
- Family Oviraptoridae
- Infraorder Carnosauria
- Suborder Sauropodamorpha
- Infraorder Prosauropoda
- Family Anchisauridae
- Family Plateosauridae
- Family Melanorosauridae
- Infraorder Sauropoda
- Family Brachiosauridae
- Family Camarasauridae
- Family Cetiosauridae
- Family Diplodocidae
- Family Euhelopodidae
- Family Titanosauridae
- Infraorder Prosauropoda