†Plateosaurus Meyer 1837 (plateosaurid)
Reptilia - Saurischia - Plateosauridae
PaleoDB taxon number: 38644
Synonyms: Platysaurus Agassiz 1846 (no. 66538), Sellosaurus Huene 1905 (no. 38645)
Full reference: H. v. Meyer. 1837. Mittheilungen, an Professor Bronn gerichtet [Communications, sent to Professor Bronn]. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Geologie und Petrefaktenkunde 1837:314-317
Parent taxon: Plateosauridae according to B. W. McPhee et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Coloradia, Plateosauravus, Ruehleia, Xixiposaurus
Subtaxa: Plateosaurus elizae, Plateosaurus engelhardti, Plateosaurus erlenbergiensis, Plateosaurus gracilis, Plateosaurus ingens, Plateosaurus longiceps, Plateosaurus quenstedti, Plateosaurus reinigeri
Ecology: herbivore