Prosauropod dinosaurs such as Massospondylus, Plateosaurus and Riojasaurus
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Dinosaur Jungle   >   Dinosaur Facts   >   Classification   >   Saurischia   >   Prosauropods

Prosauropod Dinosaurs



Scientific Classification
  Kingdom Animalia
  Phylum Chordata
  Class Sauropsida
  Superorder Dinosauria
  Order Saurischia
  Suborder Sauropodomorpha
  Infraorder Prosauropoda
The Prosauropoda dinosaurs were a infraorder of the the Saurischian dinosaurs. Together with the Sauropods, they form the Sauropodomorpha suborder of Saurischia. Some of the better-known Prosauropod dinosaurs include Massospondylus and Plateosaurus

Prosauropods first appeared during the later part of Triassic period, remained successful into the early Jurassic period, but became extinct by the middle Jurassic. This infraorder was once thought to be ancestral to Sauropods (hence the name "Prosauropoda", which means "before Sauropoda"), but today they are considered to be a parallel sister-lineage.

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Prosauropods were herbivores (plant-eaters). They had a long neck and small head. Their forelimbs were equipped with a thumb claw (probably used for defense), and were shorter than their hind limbs. Most species were semi-bipedal (able to talk on two legs at least some of the time), but some Prosauropods like Riojasaurus were fully quadrupedal (walking on four legs).

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Prosauropods first appeared during the Triassic period and survived until the early Jurassic period

Prosauropods first appeared during the Triassic period and survived until the early Jurassic period

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Types of Prosauropod Dinosaur



Here is a list of some Prosauropod dinosaurs:

Dinosaur

Massospondylus
Massospondylus
 

Plateosaurus
Plateosaurus
 

Riojasaurus
Riojasaurus
 

Unaysaurus
Unaysaurus
 

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Gigantic Long-Necked Plant-Eating Dinosaurs: The Prosauropods and Sauropods (Dinosaur Library (Hillside, N.J.).)
By Thom Holmes

Enslow Publishers
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Gigantic Long-Necked Plant-Eating Dinosaurs: The Prosauropods and Sauropods (Dinosaur Library (Hillside, N.J.).)
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Prosauropods: Plateosaurus, Massospondylus, Aardonyx, Prosauropoda, Unaysaurus, Lufengosaurus, Yunnanosaurus, Riojasaurus, Gyposaurus
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Prosauropods: Plateosaurus, Massospondylus, Aardonyx, Prosauropoda, Unaysaurus, Lufengosaurus, Yunnanosaurus, Riojasaurus, Gyposaurus
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Plateosaurus, Massospondylus, Aardonyx, Prosauropoda, Unaysaurus, Lufengosaurus, Yunnanosaurus, Riojasaurus, Gyposaurus, Massospondylidae, Mussaurus, Eucnemesaurus, Plateosauravus, Massopoda, Riojasauridae, Jingshanosaurus, Euskelosaurus, Plateosauria, Ruehleia, Thotobolosaurus, Anchisauria, Plateosauridae, Yimenosaurus, Lessemsaurus, Aetonyx, Coloradisaurus, Archaeodontosaurus, Fulengia, Gongxianosaurus. Excerpt: Aardonyx Fossil range: Early Jurassic , 195 Ma Pre O S D C P T J K Pg N Aardonyx (Afrikaans aard , "earth" + Greek onux , "nail, claw") is a genus of prosauropod dinosaur . It is known from the type species Aardonyx celestae found from the Lower Jurassic Elliot Formation of South Africa . A. celestae was named after Celeste Yates, who prepared much of the first known fossil material of the species. It has arm features that are intermediate between prosauropods and sauropods . Based on the structure of the hind limbs and pelvic girdle of Aardonyx , the dinosaur normally moved bipedally but could drop to quadrupedal movement similar to Iguanodon . It shares some attributes with giant quadrupedal sauropods like Apatosaurus . Australian paleontologist Adam Yates and his team's discovery of the genus was published online before print in Proceedings of the Royal Society B in November 2009, and is scheduled to appear in the March 2010 issue. British paleontologist Paul Barrett of the Natural History Museum , London, who was not involved in the research, commented that the discovery of Aardonyx "helps to fill a marked gap in our knowledge of sauropod evolution, showing how a primarily two-legged animal could start to acquire the specific features necessary for a life spent on all-fours". According to Dr. Matthew Bonnan , a co-author on the study, "We already knew that the ear...
Prosauropod dinosaurs (Reptilia, Saurischia) of North America (Postilla)
By Peter M Galton

Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University
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Fossil vertebrate studies in Rhodesia: Further evidence of gastroliths in prosauropod dinosaurs (Arnoldia)
By M. A Raath

National Museums and Monuments of Rhodesia
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The prosauropod dinosaur Massospondylus carinatus Owen from Zimbabwe: Its biology, mode of life, and phylogenetic significance (Occasional papers of the National Museums and Monuments)
By Michael R Cooper

National Museums and Monuments
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