Pronunciation: SEE-luh-fi-SOY-dee-uh
Author: Nopcsa
Year: 1928
Meaning: Coelophysis-like (see etymology)
Locomotion: Bipedal (two legs)
Synonyms: Podokesauroidea (Huene, 1914)
Author: Nopcsa
Year: 1928
Meaning: Coelophysis-like (see etymology)
Locomotion: Bipedal (two legs)
Synonyms: Podokesauroidea (Huene, 1914)
[Sereno, 2005]Definition
The most inclusive clade containing Coelophysis bauri but not Carnotaurus sastrei, Ceratosaurus nasicornis or Passer domesticus (house sparrow).
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Etymology
Coelophysoidea is derived from the Greek "koilos" (hollow) and "physis" (form), and the Latin "-oidea" (forms). Yeah, we know, it sounds stupid. It makes more sense when interpreted as meaning Coelophysis-like, Coelophysis ("hollow form" named for its hollow limb bones) being the type species; the dinosaur that anchors the group.
In the old Linnaean classification system, Coelophysoidea (in fact, any group suffixed with "oidea") was ranked as a superfamily.
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References
• Tykoski RS (2005) "Anatomy, ontogeny, and phylogeny of coelophysoid theropods". PhD Dissertation. The University of Texas at Austin.
• Brett-Surman, Holtz and Farlow (2012) "The Complete Dinosaur".
• Ezcurra MD and Cuny G (2007) "The coelophysoid Lophostropheus airelensis, gen. nov.: A review of the systematics of "Liliensternus" airelensis from the Triassic-Jurassic outcrops of Normandy (France)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 27(1): 73-86.
