Family
Valid Extinct

Piatnitzkysauridae

Carrano et al. 2012

Piatnitzkysauridae is an extinct family of megalosauroid or basal allosauroid dinosaurs. It only consists of three to four known dinosaur genera: Condorraptor, Marshosaurus, Piatnitzkysaurus and possibly Xuanhanosaurus. The most complete and well-known member of this family is Piatnitzkysaurus, which also gives the family its name.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
7
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Piatnitzkysauridae
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Megalosauroidea Superfamily
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Piatnitzkysauridae Family
Fossil sites 7 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
3
🇺🇸 United States
3
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Cañadón Asfalto
3
Morrison
3
Shaximiao
1
Temporal distribution
Tithonian (149.2–143.1 Ma)
3
Bajocian (170.9–168.2 Ma)
1
Aalenian (174.7–170.9 Ma)
2
Toarcian (184.2–174.7 Ma)
1
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
M. T. Carrano, R. B. J. Benson, and S. D. Sampson. 2012. The phylogeny of Tetanurae (Dinosauria: Theropoda). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 10(2):211-300 DOI ↗
Bibliography (7)
M. T. Carrano. 2027. Taxonomic opinions on the Dinosauria.
O. W. M. Rauhut. 2005. Osteology and relationships of a new theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Patagonia. Palaeontology 48(1):87-110 DOI ↗
D. J. Chure, B. B. Britt, and J. H. Madsen. 1997. A new specimen of Marshosaurus bicentesimus (Theropoda) from the Morrison Formation (Late Jurassic) of Dinosaur National Monument. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 17(3, suppl.):38A
W. E. Miller, J. L. Baer, and K. L. Stadtman, B. B. Britt. 1991. The Dry Mesa Dinosaur Quarry, Mesa County, Colorado. Guidebook for Dinosaur Quarries and Tracksites Tour, Western Colorado and Eastern Utah
Z. Dong. 1984. [A new theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Sichuan Basin]. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 22(3):213-218
J. F. Bonaparte. 1979. Dinosaurs: a Jurassic assemblage from Patagonia. Science 205:1377-1378 DOI ↗
J. H. Madsen, Jr. 1976. A second new theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of east central Utah. Utah Geology 3(1):51-60 DOI ↗