Diplodocidae is represented by Tschopp and colleagues’ specimen-level matrix and explicit criteria for revising genera and species; the operational taxonomy is analysis-dependent and not a complete fossil-range audit.
claim:taxon:diplodocidaeDiplodocidae
Diplodocidae is represented by Tschopp and colleagues’ specimen-level matrix and explicit criteria for revising genera and species; the operational taxonomy is analysis-dependent and not a complete fossil-range audit. This navigation entry is not a phylogeny or a complete taxon dossier.
Represented range168–125 Ma
Content packagedinosauria
PBDBNot linked
Evidence boundary
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Claim ledger
Diplodocidae is displayed at 168–125 Ma only as the broad stage envelope of the revision's specimen sample, not a claim of continuous occupancy or exact family endpoints. The interval is a source-bounded sample window, not a global FAD, LAD, divergence date, continuous occupancy claim or direct-ancestor assertion.
claim:taxon:diplodocidae:source-bounded-range-rc49Known limits
- A missing branch or fossil occurrence does not imply biological absence. Internal nodes are not calibrated divergence estimates.
- PBDB external identifier withheld: accepted-rank-mismatch.
References
- A specimen-level phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision of Diplodocidae (Dinosauria, Sauropoda)Tschopp, E.; Mateus, O.; Benson, R.B.J. · 2015 · DOI 10.7717/peerj.857
- International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2026/06Cohen, K.M.; Harper, D.A.T.; Gibbard, P.L.; Car, N. · 2026 · DOI 10.18814/epiiugs/2025/025001
- Open Tree of Life web servicesOpenTreeOfLife Project
- The Paleobiology Database application programming interfacePeters, S.E.; McClennen, M. · 2016 · DOI 10.1017/pab.2015.39