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Compsognatha (disused)
Taxonomy
Compsognatha was named by Huxley (1869). It is not extant.
It was synonymized subjectively with Symphypoda by Cope (1871), Cope (1875), Osborn (1904); it was reranked as the infraorder Compsognatha by Dollo (1884); it was synonymized subjectively with Aristosuchia by Seeley (1892); it was reranked as the superfamily Compsognatha by Lull (1915), Lull (1917); it was synonymized subjectively with Coelurosauria by Matthew (1915); it was synonymized subjectively with Coeluridae by Steel (1970).
It was assigned to Ornithoscelida by Huxley (1870); to Theropoda by Marsh (1882), Vetter (1884), Marsh (1884), Marsh (1885), Marsh (1895), Marsh (1896), Lull (1912); and to Theropoda by Dollo (1884), Lull (1915), Lull (1917).
It was synonymized subjectively with Symphypoda by Cope (1871), Cope (1875), Osborn (1904); it was reranked as the infraorder Compsognatha by Dollo (1884); it was synonymized subjectively with Aristosuchia by Seeley (1892); it was reranked as the superfamily Compsognatha by Lull (1915), Lull (1917); it was synonymized subjectively with Coelurosauria by Matthew (1915); it was synonymized subjectively with Coeluridae by Steel (1970).
It was assigned to Ornithoscelida by Huxley (1870); to Theropoda by Marsh (1882), Vetter (1884), Marsh (1884), Marsh (1885), Marsh (1895), Marsh (1896), Lull (1912); and to Theropoda by Dollo (1884), Lull (1915), Lull (1917).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1869 | Compsognatha Huxley |
| 1870 | Compsognatha Huxley p. 35 |
| 1882 | Compsognatha Marsh |
| 1884 | Compsognatha Dollo p. 298 |
| 1884 | Compsognatha Marsh p. 69 |
| 1884 | Compsognatha Vetter p. 363 |
| 1885 | Compsognatha Marsh p. 765 |
| 1895 | Compsognatha Marsh |
| 1896 | Compsognatha Marsh p. 240 |
| 1912 | Compsognatha Lull p. 411 |
| 1915 | Compsognatha Lull p. 155 |
| 1917 | Compsognatha Lull p. 111 |
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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.
Superfm. †Compsognatha Huxley 1869
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Diagnosis
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Collections
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