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| Taxon |
Torvosauridae
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| Nominal Author | Jensen 1985 |
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| Taxon Status | ACTIVE |
| Comments | The active definition is a first-order revision of a stem-based definition proposed by Sereno (1998). Two additional taxa (Allosaurus fragilis, Passer domesticus) are cited for exclusion to stabilize taxonomic content should Spinosauridae prove more closely related to other basal tetanurans. |
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| Active Definition |
The most inclusive clade containing Torvosaurus tanneri Galton and Jensen 1979 but not Spinosaurus aegypticus Stromer 1915, Allosaurus fragilis Marsh 1877, Passer domesticus (Linnaeus 1758).
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| Shorthand |
> Torvosaurus tanneri but not Spinosaurus aegypticus, Allosaurus fragilis, Passer domesticus. |
| Definitional Author |
Sereno 2005 |
| Definition Status | Unknown |
| Definition Type | STEM |
| Node-Stem Triplet | STEM |
| Other Triplet Taxa |
Spinosauroidea, Spinosauridae |
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Torvosaurus tanneri |
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Spinosaurus aegypticus, Allosaurus fragilis, Passer domesticus.
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| Earliest Record | All spinosauroids closer to Torvosaurus than to Spinosaurus. |
| Latest Record | Sereno 1998:64 |
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