Massospondylidae

Massospondylidae is a dinosaur family of the Infraorder Prosauropoda. The Massospondylidae were part of the suborder Sauropodomorpha, which were long-necked, herbivorous dinosaurs. Massospondylidae may include Adeopapposaurus, Coloradisaurus, Glacialisaurus, Lufengosaurus, Massospondylus, Yunnanosaurus, and Jingshanosaurus; recent phylogenetic analyses have found a core of Coloradisaurus, Lufengosaurus and Massospondylus, potentially with Glacialisaurus and Adeopapposaurus.

Basal sauropodomorph phylogeny simplified after Yates, 2007. In this review, the Massospondylidae consist of Massospondylus, Lufengosaurus and Coloradisaurus.