Cetiosaurids Temporal range: Early Jurassic—Late Jurassic, 175–150 Ma |
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Restoration of Cetiosaurus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Order: | Saurischia |
Suborder: | †Sauropodomorpha |
Clade: | †Gravisauria |
Family: |
†Cetiosauridae Lydekker, 1888 |
Subgroups | |
Cetiosauridae is a family of sauropod dinosaurs. While traditionally a waste bin taxon containing various unrelated species, some recent studies have found that it may represent a natural clade. Additionally, at least one study has suggested that the mamenchisaurids may represent a sub-group of the cetiosaurids, which would be termed Mamenchisaurinae.