Plateosauridae Fossil range: Late Triassic
Scientific classification
Class:	Reptilia
Superorder:	Dinosauria
Order:	Saurischia
Suborder:	Sauropodomorpha
Infraorder:	Prosauropoda
Family:	Plateosauridae
Genera:	Plateosaurus ?Sellosaurus Unaysaurus

Plateosauridae is a family of the Infraorder Prosauropoda of the Suborder Sauropodomorpha. Plateosaurids were early sauropodomorph dinosaurs which lived during the Late Triassic. Although several dinosaurs have been classified as plateosaurids over the years, a 2007 study (by Yates) found only Plateosaurus and Unaysaurus valid plateosaurids.

ReferencesEdit

• Yates, Adam M. (2007) "The first complete skull of the Triassic dinosaur Melanorosaurus Haughton (Sauropodomorpha: Anchisauria)". In Barrett & Batten (eds.), Evolution and Palaeobiology pp. 9–55.

External linksEdit

• Plateosauridae at Palaeos.com

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