Solving a dinosaurian puzzle: the identity of Aliwalia rex Galton

Citation

Yates, A. M. (2007). Solving a dinosaurian puzzle: the identity of Aliwalia rex Galton. Historical Biology 19(1): 93-123. doi:10.1080/08912960600866953

Names first published here

• Massopoda clade
• Riojasauridae clade

Cited by genera

• Blikanasaurus

  Defines Sauropoda as the most inclusive clade containing Saltasaurus but not Melanorosaurus.

• Eucnemesaurus

  Indicated Eucnemesaurus is valid and conspecific with the putative herrerasaurid Aliwalia.

• Pulanesaura

  Proposed the stem-based definition of Sauropoda, all taxa closer to Saltasaurus than to Melanorosaurus.

Cited by clades

• Gravisauria

  Coined Massopoda and argued that Sauropoda, as then defined, had expanded far beyond its traditional content and needed redefinition.

• Lessemsauridae

  Defined Sauropoda as the most inclusive clade containing Saltasaurus loricatus but not Melanorosaurus readi.

• Massopoda

  Erected Massopoda.

• Riojasauridae

  Erected Riojasauridae.