Apatosaurinae
| Apatosaurinae Temporal range: Late Jurassic, 157–150 Ma |
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| Skeleton of an apatosaurine (either Apatosaurus or Brontosaurus), American Museum of Natural History 460 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | †Sauropodomorpha |
| Clade: | †Neosauropoda |
| Family: | †Diplodocidae |
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†Apatosaurinae Janensch, 1929 |
| Genera | |
Atlantosaurus?
Apatosaurus
Amphicoelias?
Brontosaurus
Apatosaurinae is the name of a subfamily of diplodocid sauropods that existed between 157 and 150 million years ago in North America. The group includes two genera for certain, Apatosaurus and Brontosaurus, with at least five species. Atlantosaurus and Amphicoelias might also belong to this group.
Below is a cladogram of apatosaurinae interrelationships based on Tschopp et al., 2015.
Unnamed species
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