Kingdom Animalia Clade Dinosauria Suborder †Sauropodomorpha Scientific name Apatosaurinae Rank Subfamily | Phylum Chordata Order Saurischia Clade †Neosauropoda Higher classification Diplodocid | |
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Lower classifications Apatosaurus, 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.
References
Apatosaurinae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA