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†family Camarasauridae Cope 1877 (camarasaurid)

Reptilia - Saurischia

PaleoDB taxon number: 38696

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1877. On Amphicoelias, a genus of Saurians from the Dakota epoch of Colorado. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 17:242-246

Parent taxon: Camarasauromorpha according to P. Mocho et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Bellusaurus, Euhelopus, Tastavinsaurus, Tehuelchesaurus

Subtaxa: Dashanpusaurus, Lourinhasaurus

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Type: Camarasaurus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore