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Coloradia
Taxonomy
Coloradia was named by Bonaparte (1978).
It was replaced with Coloradisaurus by Lambert (1983).
It was assigned to Plateosauridae by Bonaparte (1978), Olsen and Galton (1984); and to Anchisauridae by Carroll (1988).
It was replaced with Coloradisaurus by Lambert (1983).
It was assigned to Plateosauridae by Bonaparte (1978), Olsen and Galton (1984); and to Anchisauridae by Carroll (1988).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1978 | Coloradia Bonaparte p. 328 |
| 1984 | Coloradia Olsen and Galton p. 93 |
| 1988 | Coloradia Carroll |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Coloradia Bonaparte 1978
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. F. Bonaparte 1978 | Antorbital region clearly shorter than in Plateosaurus-Lufengosaurus; with proportionally long frontals. Antorbital fenestra partially beneath the orbit; pronounced dorsal maxillary process. Orbit proportionally large, with sclerotic ring. Mandibular symphysis and posterior half of mandible shorter than in Plateosaurus. Cervical vertebrae low and long, bearing long, thin cervical ribs. |
Measurements
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| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections
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