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Noasauridae

Reptilia - Noasauridae

Taxonomy

Noasauridae was named by Bonaparte and Powell (1980). It is not extant. Its type is Noasaurus.

It was synonymized subjectively with Abelisauridae by Rauhut (2003).

It was assigned to Coelurosauria by Bonaparte and Powell (1980); to Neoceratosauria by Holtz (1998); to Abelisauria by Tykoski and Rowe (2004), Tortosa et al. (2014); to Ceratosauroidea by Bonaparte et al. (1990), Delcourt (2018); to Ceratosauria by Poropat et al. (2020); to Abelisauroidea by Bonaparte (1991), Coria and Salgado (2000), Agnolín et al. (2003), Sereno et al. (2004), Novas et al. (2004), Carrano et al. (2004), Yates (2005), Candeiro and Martinelli (2005), Novas et al. (2006), Coria et al. (2006), Carrano and Sampson (2008), Agnolin and Chiarelli (2010), Carrano et al. (2011), Novas et al. (2013), Furtado et al. (2013), Hendrickx and Mateus (2014), Gianechini et al. (2015), Novas et al. (2019), Baiano et al. (2020); and to Ceratosauria by Averianov et al. (2024).

Subtaxa

Austrocheirus, Berthasaura, Deltadromeus, Elaphrosaurinae, Himalayadrinda, Huinculsaurus, Kiyacursor, Laevisuchus (syn. Jubbulpuria), Ligabueino, Noasaurinae

Synonyms

Velocisauridae was named by Bonaparte (1991).

It was synonymized subjectively with Noasauridae by Agnolin and Chiarelli (2010), Carrano et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Ceratosauria by Bonaparte (1991); and to Abelisauroidea by Agnolín et al. (2003).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1980	Noasauridae Bonaparte and Powell p. 23
1990	Noasauridae Bonaparte et al. p. 40
1991	Noasauridae Bonaparte p. 22
1991	Velocisauridae Bonaparte p. 70
1998	Noasauridae Holtz, Jr. p. 39
2000	Noasauridae Coria and Salgado
2003	Noasauridae Agnolín et al.
2003	Velocisauridae Agnolín et al.
2004	Noasauridae Carrano et al. p. 44A
2004	Noasauridae Novas et al. p. 80
2004	Noasauridae Sereno et al. p. 1329 fig. 4
2004	Noasauridae Tykoski and Rowe p. 65 fig. 3.12
2005	Noasauridae Candeiro and Martinelli p. 9
2005	Noasauridae Yates p. 118 fig. 9
2006	Noasauridae Coria et al. p. 1288 fig. 6
2006	Noasauridae Novas et al. p. 63
2008	Noasauridae Carrano and Sampson pp. 199-200 fig. 4
2010	Noasauridae Agnolin and Chiarelli p. 294
2011	Noasauridae Carrano et al. p. 3
2013	Noasauridae Furtado et al. p. 110
2013	Noasauridae Novas et al. p. 176
2014	Noasauridae Hendrickx and Mateus
2014	Noasauridae Tortosa et al. p. 70
2015	Noasauridae Gianechini et al.
2018	Noasauridae Delcourt p. 3
2019	Noasauridae Novas et al. p. 259
2020	Noasauridae Baiano et al.
2020	Noasauridae Poropat et al. p. 284
2024	Noasauridae Averianov et al. p. 1

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Eureptilia	()
—	Romeriida
—	Diapsida	()
—	Archosauromorpha	(Huene 1946)
—	Crocopoda
—	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986
—	Eucrocopoda
—	Archosauria	()
informal	Avemetatarsalia
—	Ornithodira
—	Dinosauromorpha
—	Dinosauriformes
—	Dinosauria	()
—	Theropoda	()
—	Neotheropoda
—	Averostra	Paul 2002
suborder	Ceratosauria	()
family	Noasauridae
family	Noasauridae

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.

Fm. †Noasauridae Bonaparte and Powell 1980

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G. †Austrocheirus Ezcurra et al. 2010

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†Austrocheirus isasii Ezcurra et al. 2010

G. †Berthasaura de Souza et al. 2021

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†Berthasaura leopoldinae de Souza et al. 2021

G. †Deltadromeus Sereno et al. 1996

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†Deltadromeus agilis Sereno et al. 1996

Subfm. †Elaphrosaurinae Rauhut and Carrano 2016

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G. †Elaphrosaurus Janensch 1920

†Elaphrosaurus bambergi Janensch 1920

G. †Limusaurus Xu et al. 2009

†Limusaurus inextricabilis Xu et al. 2009

G. †Himalayadrinda Malkani 2015

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†Himalayadrinda potwari Malkani 2015

G. †Huinculsaurus Baiano et al. 2020

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†Huinculsaurus montesi Baiano et al. 2020

G. †Kiyacursor Averianov et al. 2024

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†Kiyacursor longipes Averianov et al. 2024

G. †Laevisuchus Huene 1933

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†Laevisuchus indicus Huene 1933

Invalid names: Jubbulpuria tenuis Huene 1933 [synonym]

Invalid names: Jubbulpuria Huene 1933 [synonym]

G. †Ligabueino Bonaparte 1996

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†Ligabueino andesi Bonaparte 1996

Subfm. †Noasaurinae Paul 1988

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G. †Masiakasaurus Sampson et al. 2001

†Masiakasaurus knopfleri Sampson et al. 2001

G. †Noasaurus Bonaparte and Powell 1980

†Noasaurus leali Bonaparte and Powell 1980

G. †Velocisaurus Bonaparte 1991

†Velocisaurus unicus Bonaparte 1991

G. †Vespersaurus Langer et al. 2019

†Vespersaurus paranaensis Langer et al. 2019

Invalid names: Velocisauridae Bonaparte 1991 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

hydroxyapatiteo

Entire body:

yeso

Adult length:

10 to < 100o

Adult width:

1.0 to < 10o

Adult height:

1.0 to < 10o

Maximum body mass:

300 kgg

Minimum body mass:

100 kgg

Architecture:

compact or denseo

Ontogeny:

accretion, modification of partso

Grouping:

solitaryo

Environment:

terrestrialo

Locomotion:

actively mobileo

Life habit:

ground dwellingo

Diet:

carnivoreo

Reproduction:

oviparouso

Dispersal:

direct/internalo

Dispersal 2:

mobileo

Created:

2004-12-14 12:50:08

Modified:

2004-12-14 14:50:08

Source: g = genus, o = order

References: Peczkis 1995, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Middle Jurassic to the top of the Maastrichtian or 174.70000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (61 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Middle Jurassic	174.7 - 161.5	Pakistan (Punjab)	Theropoda indet. (80012)
Oxfordian	161.5 - 154.8	China (Xinjiang)	Limusaurus inextricabilis (58489 90081 107804)
Kimmeridgian	154.8 - 149.2	USA (Wyoming)	Elaphrosaurus sp. (58510)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian	152.21 - 149.2	Tanzania (Lindi)	Elaphrosaurus bambergi (47146 47153)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian	125.77 - 119.57	Argentina (Neuquén)	Ligabueino andesi (58570)
Early/Lower Aptian	121.4 - 119.57	Australia (Victoria)	Ceratosauria indet. (127567)
Aptian	121.4 - 113.2	Russian Federation (Kemerovo)	Kiyacursor longipes, Coelurosauria indet. (39680)
Aptian - Campanian	121.4 - 72.2	Brazil (Paraná)	Vespersaurus paranaensis, Berthasaura leopoldinae (160057)
Early/Lower Albian	113.2 - 110.1	Australia (Victoria)	Elaphrosaurinae indet. (118946)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Brazil (Maranhão)	Noasauridae indet. (56365)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet)	Deltadromeus agilis (25325) Elaphrosaurus sp. (164948) Noasauridae indet. (59057)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Algeria (Illizi)	Deltadromeus sp. (227231)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Egypt (Matruh)	Bahariasaurus ingens (25127 51745 51749 51752)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Australia (New South Wales)	Noasauridae indet. (206228)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian	100.5 - 89.8	Argentina (Neuquén)	Abelisauridae indet. (28458)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Argentina (Río Negro)	Velocisaurus unicus (84309)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Argentina (Neuquén)	Velocisaurus unicus (47796)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Argentina (Santa Cruz)	Abelisauroidea indet. (80822)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	Brazil (Minas Gerais)	Noasauridae indet. (230161)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Argentina (Santa Cruz)	Noasauridae indet. (206969)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Argentina (Salta)	Coelurosauria indet. (13307)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	India (Maharashtra)	Noasauridae indet. (26370 60397)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	India (Madhya Pradesh)	Laevisuchus indicus, Jubbulpuria tenuis, Coelurosauria indet., Coeluroides largus (26373)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Madagascar (Mahajanga)	Masiakasaurus knopfleri (25074 32366 39265 39266 46894 55268 55269 71399 84840 84841 85063 91206 118203 138731 138732 138733 138734 138735 138737 138738 138739 138740 138741 138742 138743 138744 138745 138746 206553)