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family · 1 represented species

Plateosauridae

Plateosauridae is included in this curated classification as a family within Sauropodomorpha. Its displayed membership follows the simplified relationships used by this dataset.

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Plateosauridae

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Representative silhouette for Plateosauridae
1Direct child groups
3Countries represented
214–204 MaDataset range

Branch structure

Direct branches in this dataset

genus

Plateosaurus

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Representative taxa

Dinosaurs in this branch

Side-view life reconstruction of Plateosaurus trossingensis with a long neck and tailArt by Atlantis536 · CC0 1.0

Triassic

Plateosaurus trossingensis

A large, obligately bipedal Late Triassic herbivore known from exceptionally complete European skeletons. Its holotype, growth record and healed injuries make it a cornerstone for understanding early sauropodomorphs.

herbivore~6.7 m

Distribution

Geographic record

Germany · Switzerland · France

Country-level summary of represented seed records, not a complete range map.

Sources

Further reading

Introduction to the DinosauriaDinosaur Paleobiology