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CLASSIFICATION
Into what families and orders have the various dinosaurs been classified?
Basic Dinosauria Classification Table
Order: Saurischia
Suborders:
Theropoda
Infraorders:
Carnosauria
Coelurosauria
Deinonychosauria
Ornithomimosauria
Segnosauria
Sauropodamorpha
Infraorders:
Prosauropoda
Sauropoda
Order: Ornithischia
Suborders:
Ankylosauria
Certaopsia
Ornithopoda
Stegosauria
See: What is a dinosaur?
It is natural to try to group animals into similar types. Some animals are certainly genetically related to each other. The current animal (zoological) classification system used today is based on theories of evolutionary relationships between creatures. Evolutionists wrongly assume that ALL animals are genetically related to each other.
Since Evolution is itself a theory, the detailed dinosaur classification system shown below is also theoretical—based on certain assumptions and guesswork—and thus will change. Dinosaur classification and the assumed number of dinosaur species may vary widely depending on the paleontologist.
The number of species shown below is approximate and obviously will change. (Click here to see why)
The dinosaurs are divided into two orders (Saurischia and Ornithischia) and six suborders (Theropods, Sauropodomorphs, Sauropods, Ornithopods, Stegosaurians, Ankylosaurs and Ceratopians).
Detailed Dinosauria Classification |
ORDER: Saurischia (lizard-hipped dinosaurs)
Suborder: Theropods
Infraorder: Carnosauria
Families:
Megalosauridae
Ornithosuchids
Popsaurids
Spinosauridae
Tyrannosauridae
Infraorder: Coelurosaurs
Families:
Coeluridae
Podokesaurids
Procompsognathids
Segisaurs
Infraorder: Deinonychosauria
Families:
Deinocheiridae
Dromaeosauridae
Sauronithoididae
Infraorder: Ornithomimosauria
Families:
Ornithomimidae
Infraorder: Segnosauria
Families:
Segnosaurus
Suborder: Sauropodomorpha
Infraorder: Prosauropoda
Families:
Anchisauridae
Plateosauridae
Melanorosauridae
Infraorder: Sauropoda
Families:
Brachiosauridae
Camarasauridae
Subfamily: Euhelopods
Cetiosauridae
Subfamily: Euhelopods
Diplodocidae
Subfamily: Dicraeosaurs
Titanosauridae
ORDER: Ornithischia (bird-hipped dinosaurs)
Suborder: Ornithopoda
Families:
Hadrosauridae
Subfamilies:
Hadrosaurs
Lambeosaurs
Saurolophs
Cheneosaurs
Iguanodontidae
Hypsilophodontidae
Pachycephalosauria
Psittacosauria
Heterodontosauria
Pisanosauria
Suborder: Stegosauria
Families:
Stegosauridae
Scelidosauridae
Suborder: Ankylosauria
Families:
Ankylosauridae
Nodosauridae
Suborder: Ceratopsia
Families:
Ceratopsidae
Protoceratopsidae
Psittacosauridae
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