Diplodocinae

Diplodocines
Temporal range: Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous, 155–136.4 Ma
Skeleton of Galeamopus
Skeleton of Galeamopus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Dinosauria
Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Sauropodomorpha
Clade: Neosauropoda
Family: Diplodocidae
Subfamily: Diplodocinae
Janensch, 1929
Genera[1]

Tornieria
Supersaurus
Leinkupal
Galeamopus
Diplodocus
Kaatedocus
Barosaurus

Diplodocinae is an extinct subfamily of diplodocid sauropods that existed from the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous of North America, Europe and South America, about 155 to 136.4 million years ago. Genera within the subfamily include Tornieria, Supersaurus, Leinkupal, Galeamopus, Diplodocus, Kaatedocus and Barosaurus.[1]

Cladogram of the Diplodocidae after Tschopp, Mateus, and Benson (2015).[1]

Diplodocidae

Amphicoelias altus




Apatosaurinae


Diplodocinae

Unnamed species




Tornieria africana





Supersaurus lourinhanensis



Supersaurus vivianae





Leinkupal laticauda




Galeamopus hayi





Diplodocus carnegii



Diplodocus hallorum





Kaatedocus siberi



Barosaurus lentus











References

  1. 1 2 3 Tschopp, E.; Mateus, O. V.; Benson, R. B. J. (2015). "A specimen-level phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision of Diplodocidae (Dinosauria, Sauropoda)". PeerJ. 3: e857. doi:10.7717/peerj.857. PMC 4393826Freely accessible. PMID 25870766.


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