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Riojasauridae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Clade
  
Dinosauria

Suborder
  
†Sauropodomorpha

Higher classification
  
Saurischia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Saurischia

Clade
  
†Massopoda

Rank
  
Family

Riojasauridae

Similar
  
Riojasaurus, Massospondylidae, Dinosaur, Saurischia, Anchisauria

Riojasauridae is a family of sauropod-like dinosaurs from the Upper Triassic. It is known primarily from the genera Riojasaurus and Eucnemesaurus. Sites containing Riojasauridae include the Lower Elliot Formation of Orange Free State, South Africa (where fossils of Eucnemesaurus have been found), and Ischigualasto, in La Rioja Province, Argentina ( where fossils of Riojasaurus have been recovered).

References

Riojasauridae Wikipedia