Sauropodomorpha is represented by the Panphagia specimen and sampled matrix that recover it near the base of the clade; this does not identify a direct ancestor, a universal ancestral diet or an exact first appearance.
claim:taxon:sauropodomorphaSauropodomorpha
Sauropodomorpha is represented by the Panphagia specimen and sampled matrix that recover it near the base of the clade; this does not identify a direct ancestor, a universal ancestral diet or an exact first appearance. This navigation entry is not a phylogeny or a complete taxon dossier.
Represented range231.4–225.9 Ma
Content packagedinosauria
PBDBNot linked
Evidence boundary
Automated checks cover structure, identifiers, translations and links only; maintainer and external expert review are not complete.
Claim ledger
Sauropodomorpha is displayed at 231.4–225.9 Ma only as the Carnian Panphagia-bearing interval, not a global sauropodomorph first appearance. The interval is a source-bounded sample window, not a global FAD, LAD, divergence date, continuous occupancy claim or direct-ancestor assertion.
claim:taxon:sauropodomorpha: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 Basal Sauropodomorph (Dinosauria: Saurischia) from the Ischigualasto Formation (Triassic, Carnian) and the Early Evolution of SauropodomorphaMartinez, R.N.; Alcober, O.A. · 2009 · DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0004397
- 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