ମ୍ୟାସୋସ୍‌ପଣ୍ଡିଲସ

Massospondylus ଜୀବାଶ୍ମ କାଳ: Early Jurassic, 200–183 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Artist's impression of Massospondylus depicts the animal as bipedal
ବିଜ୍ଞାନଭିତ୍ତିକ ଶ୍ରେଣୀବିଭାଗ
ସାମ୍ରାଜ୍ୟ:	ପ୍ରାଣୀ ସାମ୍ରାଜ୍ୟ
ଗୋଷ୍ଠୀ:	ବାଇଲାଟେରିଆ
ପର୍ବ:	କୋର୍ଡାଟା
ମହାଶ୍ରେଣୀ:	ଟେଟ୍ରାପୋଡା
ଗୋଷ୍ଠୀ:	ଡାଇନୋସରିଆ
Suborder:	†Sauropodomorpha
Clade:	†Plateosauria
Clade:	†Massopoda
Family:	†{{{1}}}
Genus:	†{{{1}}} Owen, 1854
Species
†M. carinatus Owen, 1854 (type) †M. kaalae Barrett, 2009
Synonyms
?Aetonyx Broom, 1911 ?Aristosaurus Hoepen, 1920 ?Dromicosaurus Hoepen, 1920 ?Gyposaurus Broom, 1911 ?Hortalotarsus Seeley, 1894 ?Ignavusaurus Knoll, 2010 ?Leptospondylus Owen, 1895 ?Pachyspondylus Owen, 1854

ମ୍ୟାସୋସ୍‌ପଣ୍ଡିଲସ (English: Massospondylus;/ˌmæsˈspɒndləs/ mas-oh-SPON-di-ləs; from Greek, μάσσων (massōn, "longer") and σπόνδυλος (spondylos, "vertebra")) ଡାଇନୋସର ବଂଶର ଜୀବ ଅଟେ । ଏହି ଜୀବଟି ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ବିଲୁପ୍ତ । ଏହାର ଜୀବାଶ୍ମ ଓ ଅବଶେଷ ଆଫ୍ରିକାରୁ ମିଳିଥିଲା ।

ଏହି ଡାଇନୋସରଟି ଜୁରାସିକ ଯୁଗରେ ବାସ କରୁଥିଲା ।

ଶ୍ରେଣୀ ବିଭାଗ

Plateosauria   Plateosauridae  Unaysaurus Plateosaurus  Massopoda  Riojasauridae  Riojasaurus ୟୁକ୍ନିମାଇସରସ  (unnamed)   Massospondylidae  Massospondylus   (unnamed)  Coloradisaurus  Lufengosaurus   (unnamed)  Jingshanosaurus Anchisauria Basal sauropodomorph phylogeny simplified after Yates, 2007. In this review, Massospondylus is shown as closely related to Lufengosaurus and Coloradisaurus. This is only one of many proposed cladograms for basal sauropodomorphs.

ଆଧାର

ବହି ଆଧାର

• Walters, M. & J. Paker (1995). Dictionary of Prehistoric Life. Claremont Books. ISBN 1-85471-648-4.
• Weishampel, D.B., P. Dodson & H. Osmólska (eds.) (2004). The Dinosauria, Second Edition. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.

ଆହୁରି ପଢନ୍ତୁ

• Chinsamy, A. (1992). "Ontogenetic growth of the dinosaurs Massospondylus carinatus and Syntarsus rhodesiensis". In: Abstracts of papers. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, fifty-second annual meeting. Royal Ontario Museum Toronto, Ontario". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 12 (3): 23A.
• Gow, C. E. (1990). "Morphology and growth of the Massospondylus braincase (Dinosauria, Prosauropoda)". Palaeontologia Africana. 27: 59–75.
• Hinic, S. (2002). "The cranial anatomy of Massospondylus carinatus Owen, 1854 and its implications for prosauropod phylogeny". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Abstracts of papers. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, 22, Supplement to number 3, 65A.
• Martínez, R. (1999). "The first South American record of Massospondylus (Dinosauria: Sauropodomorpha)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Abstracts of papers. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, 20–23 October, 19, Suppl. 3, 61A.
• Martínez, R.N. (1999). "Massospondylus (Dinosauria: Sauropodomorpha) in northwestern Argentina". Abstracts VII International Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems, Buenos Aires, 40.

ବାହାର ଲିଙ୍କ

• Locomotion and Ontogeny of Massospondylus carinatus Archived 2011-02-08 at the Wayback Machine. from the University of Toronto at Missisauga.
• Massospondylidae from Palaeos.com (technical).
• Massospondylus at DinoData.org.
• Massospondylus from PrimeOrigins.co.za (for children).
• "Oldest known dinosaur embryos identified" Archived 2006-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. University of the Witwatersrand.
• "Rare fossil embryos reveal growth" at the Wayback Machine (archived ମଇ ୩, ୨୦୦୭) National Geographic.
• Sauropodomorpha on Thescelosaurus!