Massospondylidae: Difference between revisions

Massospondylidae; Temporal range: Late Triassic - Early Jurassic
	An example of Massospondylidae, Lufengosaurus.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Superorder:	Dinosauria
Order:	Saurischia
Suborder:	Sauropodomorpha
Infraorder:	Prosauropoda
Family:	Massospondylidae
Genera
	Coloradisaurus; Jingshanosaurus; Lufengosaurus; Massospondylus; Yunnanosaurus;

Massospondylidae is a family of the Infraorder Prosauropoda. The Plateosauridae were part of the suborder Sauropodomorph, which were long-necked, herbivorous dinosaurs. Massospondylidae includes Coloradisaurus, Lufengosaurus, Massospondylus, Yunnanosaurus, and Jingshanosaurus.

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+{{Taxobox
+| color = pink
+| name = '''Massospondylidae'''
+| fossil_range = [[Late Triassic]] - [[Early Jurassic]]
+| image = Lufengosaurus sketch2.jpg
+| image_width = 200px
+| image_caption = An example of Massospondylidae, ''[[Lufengosaurus]]''.
+| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
+| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
+| classis = [[Reptile|Sauropsida]]
+| superordo = [[Dinosaur|Dinosauria]]
+| ordo = [[Saurischia]]
+| subordo = [[Sauropodomorpha]]
+| infraordo = [[Prosauropoda]]
+| familia = '''Massospondylidae'''
+| subdivision_ranks = [[Genus|Genera]]
+| subdivision =
+*''[[Coloradisaurus]]''
+*''[[Jingshanosaurus]]''
+*''[[Lufengosaurus]]''
+*''[[Massospondylus]]''
+*''[[Yunnanosaurus]]''
+}}
 '''Massospondylidae''' is a family of the [[Infraorder]] [[Prosauropoda]]. The Plateosauridae were part of the [[suborder]] [[Sauropodomorph]], which were long-necked, herbivorous dinosaurs. Massospondylidae includes  ''[[Coloradisaurus]]'', ''[[Lufengosaurus]]'', ''[[Massospondylus]]'', ''[[Yunnanosaurus]]'', and ''[[Jingshanosaurus]]''.
-[[Image:Lufengosaurus sketch2.jpg|thumb|250px|An example of Massospondylidae, ''[[Lufengosaurus]]''.]]
 ==See Also==