AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES STATE
LIGHTNING RIDGE
THREE-MILE FIELD
VERTICAL BILL'S
FINCH CLAY FICIES
GRIMAN GREEK FORMATION
ALBIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LATE EARLY CRETACEOUS EPOCH
EARLY CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: MAMMALIA LINNAEUS, 1758
SUBCLASS: PROTOTHERIA GILL, 1872
ORDER: INCERTAE SEDIS
Incertae sedis
*Stirtodon elizabethae
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AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES STATE
35 KM SOUTHWEST OF LIGHTNING RIDGE
'CARTER'S RUSH' OPAL FIELD
TOP OF FINCH CLAYSTONE
GRIMAN GREEK FORMATION
ALBIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LOWER CRETACEOUS EPOCH
EARLY CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985
INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992
SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842
COHORT: THEROPODA EMEND MARSH, 1881
AVEPODA PAUL, 2002
SUPERORDER: NEOTHEROPODA BAKKER, 1986
GRANDORDER: TETANURAE GAUTHIER, 1986
ORDER: NEOTETANURAE SERENO, WILSON, LARSSON, DUTHEIL &
SUBORDER: AVETHEROPODA PAUL, 1988
Superfamily: ALLOSAUROIDEA Marsh, 1878 (sensu Currie & Zhao, 1994)
CARCHARODONTOSAURIA BENSON, CARRANO & BRUSATTE, 2009
Family: MEGARAPTORIDAE emend BENSON, CARRANO & BRUSATTE, 2009
Gen. sp indet.
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AUSTRALIA
NORTHEWESTERN NEW SOUTH WALES STATE
ABOUT 35 KMS WEST OF LIGHTING RIDGE
A DESIGNATED MINING LOCALITY WITHIN THE
COOCORAN OPAL FIELDS
'T-BONE EXTENSION'
WALLANGULLA SANDSTONE MEMBER
GRIMAN CREEK FORMATION
MIDDLE ALBIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LATE EARLY CRETACEOUS EPOCH
LATE EARLY CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: CHELONOMORPHA KUHN, 1960
SUPERCOHORT: TESTUDINES LINNAEUS, 1758
Incertae sedis
*Spoochelys ormondrea
AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES STATE
LIGHTNING RIDGE OPAL FIELD
COOCORAN
DOOLEY'S FIELD
WALLANGULLA SANDSTONE MEMBER
GRIMAN CREEK FORMATION
ALBIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
UPPER EARLY CRETACEOUS EPOCH
EARLY CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: CHELONOMORPHA KUHN, 1960
SUPERCOHORT: TESTUDINES LINNAEUS, 1758
COHORT: CASICHELYDIA emend GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988
MAGNORDER: PLEURODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988
ORDER: PLEURODIRIDA COPE, 1864
Family: CHELIDAE Gray, 1825
Gen. sp indet.
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AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES STATE
ABOUT 4 KM SOUTH WEST OF LIGHTING RIDGE
UNDERGROUND OPAL MINE AT 'HOLDEN'S FOUR MILE' OPAL FIELD
GRIMAN CREEK FORMATION
MIDDLE ALBIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LATE EARLY CRETACEOUS EPOCH
LATE EARLY CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
SUPERCOHORT: AVEMETATARSALIA BENTON, 1999
COHORT: PROLACERTIFORMES CAMP, 1945 NOVA
SUPERORDER: TAPINOPLATIA PETERS, 2000
GRANDORDER: CHARACIOPODA PETERS, 2000
MICRORDER: FENESTRASAURIA PETERS, 2000
ORDER: PTEROSAURIA KAUP, 1834
SUBORDER: EUPTERODACTYLOIDEA BENNETT, 1994
Superfamily: ORNITHOCHEIROIDEA Seeley, 1870 (sensu Seeley, 1891)
Family: ANHANGUERIDAE Campos & Kellner 1985
Gen. sp indet.
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AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES STATE
ABOUT 24 KM WEST OF LIGHTING RIDGE
UNDERGROUND OPAL MINE AT 'DEAD CAT'
AN EXTENSION OF 'GRANNYS FLAT' ON THE COOCORAN OPAL FIELDS
GRIMAN CREEK FORMATION
MIDDLE ALBIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LATE EARLY CRETACEOUS EPOCH
LATE EARLY CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
SUPERCOHORT: AVEMETATARSALIA BENTON, 1999
COHORT: PROLACERTIFORMES CAMP, 1945 NOVA
SUPERORDER: TAPINOPLATIA PETERS, 2000
GRANDORDER: CHARACIOPODA PETERS, 2000
MICRORDER: FENESTRASAURIA PETERS, 2000
ORDER: PTEROSAURIA KAUP, 1834
SUBORDER: EUPTERODACTYLOIDEA BENNETT, 1994
Superfamily: ORNITHOCHEIROIDEA Seeley, 1870 (sensu Seeley, 1891)
Family: ANHANGUERIDAE Campos & Kellner 1985
Gen. sp indet.
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AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES STATE
LIGHTNING RIDGE
GRIMAN GREEK FORMATION
ALBIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LOWER CRETACEOUS EPOCH
EARLY CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: CHELONOMORPHA KUHN, 1960
SUPERCOHORT: TESTUDINES LINNAEUS, 1758
Incertae sedis
Genus sp indet.
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904
INFRACLASS: EURYAPSIDA COLBERT, 1945
SUPERORDER: SAUROPTERYGIA OWEN 1860
GRANDORDER: EOSAUROPTERYGIA emend RIEPPEL, 1994
ORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835
SUBORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835
INFRAORDER: PLIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA
Superfamily: PLIOSAUROIDEA Seeley, 1874
Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
SUPERCOHORT: AVEMETATARSALIA BENTON, 1999
COHORT: PROLACERTIFORMES CAMP, 1945 NOVA
SUPERORDER: TAPINOPLATIA PETERS, 2000
GRANDORDER: CHARACIOPODA PETERS, 2000
MICRORDER: FENESTRASAURIA PETERS, 2000
ORDER: PTEROSAURIA KAUP, 1834
SUBORDER: EUPTERODACTYLOIDEA BENNETT, 1994
Incertae sedis
Gen sp indet.
SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990
COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988
MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974
SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968
GRANDORDER: CROCODILIFORMES HAY, 1930
MICRORDER: MESOEUROCROCODYLIA WHETSTONE & WHYBROW, 1983
Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
ORDER: MESOSUCHIA EMEND HUXLEY, 1875
PARVORDER: METASUCHIA BENTON & CLARK, 1988
GONDWANASUCHIA DE SOUZA CARVALHO, RIBEIRO & DOS SANTOS AVILLA, 2004
NOTOSUCHIMORPHA DE SOUZA CARVALHO, RIBEIRO & DOS SANTOS AVILLA, 2004
NOTOSUCHIFORMES DE SOUZA CARVALHO, RIBEIRO & DOS SANTOS AVILLA, 2004
TERRIASUCHIA DE SOUZA CARVALHO, RIBEIRO & DOS SANTOS AVILLA, 2004
INFRAORDER: NOTOSUCHIA GASPARINI, 1971
Incertae sedis
Candidodon -like?
ORDER: EUSUCHIA emend HUXLEY, 1875
INFRAORDER: CROCODYLIA emend GMELIN, 1877
PARVORDER: BREVIROSTRES
Incerate sedis
Gen. sp. indet.
SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985
INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992
SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842
COHORT: THEROPODA EMEND MARSH, 1881
Incertae sedis
*Walgettosuchus woodwardi
= Megalosaurus woodwardiGenus: Nova?
Gen. sp indet.
AVEPODA PAUL, 2002
SUPERORDER: NEOTHEROPODA BAKKER, 1986
GRANDORDER: TETANURAE GAUTHIER, 1986
ORDER: NEOTETANURAE SERENO, WILSON, LARSSON, DUTHEIL &
SUBORDER: CARNOSAURIA HUENE, 1920
Superfamily: Incertae sedis
Family: MEGALOSAURIDAE Huxley, 1889
Gen. sp indet.
SUBORDER: AVETHEROPODA PAUL, 1988
Superfamily: ALLOSAUROIDEA Marsh, 1878 (sensu Currie & Zhao, 1994)
CARCHARODONTOSAURIA BENSON, CARRANO & BRUSATTE, 2009
Family: MEGARAPTORIDAE emend BENSON, CARRANO & BRUSATTE, 2009
*Rapator ornitholestoides
COHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMES COOPER, 1985
SUPERORDER: SAUROPODOMORPHA HUENE, 1932
GRANDORDER: BRONTOSAURIA OLSHEVSKY, 1991 (emend)
MICRORDER: SAUROPODA MARSH, 1878
ORDER: EUSAUROPODA
SUBORDER: NEOSAUROPODA BONAPARTE, 1986
INFRAORDER: MACRONARIA WILSON & SERENO, 1998
PARVORDER: TITANOSAURIFORMES SALGADO ET AL, 1997
Incertae sedis
Gen sp indet.
MAGNORDER: ORNITHISCHIA SEELEY, 1888
SUPERORDER: NEORNITHISCHIA COOPER, 1985
GRANDORDER: ORNITHOPODA MARSH, 1871
MICRORDER: EUORNITHOPODA SERENO, 1986
ORDER: HYPSILOPHODONTIA COOPER, 1983
Family: HYPSILOPHODONTIDAE Dollo, 1882
Incertae sedis? Or new families? (pending further research)
Fulgurotherium australe
Gen. sp indet.
MICRORDER: EUORNITHOPODA SERENO, 1986
ORDER: IGUANODONTIA DOLLO, 1888
SUBORDER: DRYOMORPHA SERNEO, 1986
Family: MUTTABURRASAURIDAE Molnar, 1996 emend
Muttaburrasaurus sp
SUBCLASS: SYNAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
SUPERORDER: THERASPIDA BROOM, 1905
GRANDORDER: EUTHERAPSIDA
MICRORDER: NEOTHERAPSIDA
ORDER: THERIODONTIA OWEN, 1881
EUTHERIODONTIA
SUBORDER: CYNODONTIA OWEN, 1860
EPICYNODONTIA HOPSON & KITCHING, 2001
INFRAORDER: EUCYNODONTIA
MAMMALIAMORPHA ROWE, 1988
Superfamily: TRITYLODONTIA Cope, 1884 (sensu Kuhne, 1943)
Family: TRAVERSODONTIDAE Huene, 1936
Gen. sp indet.
CLASS: AVES LINNAEUS, 1758
Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
Note: several fragmentary specimens, 1 may be a large bird or non-avian theropod.
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AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES STATE
W OF LIGHTNIG RIDGE
COOORAN
GRIMAN CREEK FORMATION
ALBIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LOWER CRETACEOUS EPOCH
EARLY CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: AVES LINNAEUS, 1758
SUBCLASS: SAURORNITHES NICHOLSON, 1879
AVEBREVICAUDA PAUL, 2001
INFRACLASS: ORNITHOTHORACES NOVA
LEGION: ORNITHURAE NOVA
COHORT: ENANTIORNITHES NOVA
SUPERORDER: EUENANTIORNITHES CHIAPPE, 2002
ORDER: ALEXORNITHIFORMES BRODKORB, 1976
Family: ENANTIORNITHIDAE Nesov & Borkin, 1983
Gen sp indet.
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AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES STATE
LIGHTNING RIDGE
WALLANGULLA SANDSTONE MEMBER
GRIMAN CREEK FORMATION
ALBIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LOWER CRETACEOUS EPOCH
EARLY CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985
INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992
SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842
COHORT: THEROPODA EMEND MARSH, 1881
ORDER: Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
AVEPODA PAUL, 2002
SUPERORDER: NEOTHEROPODA BAKKER, 1986
GRANDORDER: TETANURAE GAUTHIER, 1986
MICRORDER: COELUROSAURIA HUENE, 1914
ORDER: MANIRAPTORFORMES HOLTZ, 1996
AVETHEROPODA PAUL, 2002
AVEPECTORA PAUL, 2002
SUBORDER: ORNITHOMIMOSAURIA BARSBOLD, 1976
Family: ORNITHOMIMIDAE Marsh, 1890
Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
SUBORDER: MANIRAPTORA GAUTHIER, 1986
INFRAORDER: PARVES SERENO, 1997
PARVORDER: DEINONYCHOSAURIA COLBERT & D. A. RUSSELL, 1969
Family: DROMAEOSAURIDAE Russell, 1969
Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
COHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMES COOPER, 1985
SUPERORDER: SAUROPODOMORPHA HUENE, 1932
GRANDORDER: BRONTOSAURIA OLSHEVSKY, 1991 (emend)
MICRORDER: SAUROPODA MARSH, 1878
ORDER: EUSAUROPODA
SUBORDER: NEOSAUROPODA BONAPARTE, 1986
INFRAORDER: MACRONARIA WILSON & SERENO, 1998
PARVORDER: TITANOSAURIFORMES SALGADO ET AL, 1997
Family: BRACHIOSAURIDAE Riggs, 1904
Incertae sedis
Gen sp indet.
MAGNORDER: ORNITHISCHIA SEELEY, 1888
SUPERORDER: NEORNITHISCHIA COOPER, 1985
GRANDORDER: ORNITHOPODA MARSH, 1871
MICRORDER: EUORNITHOPODA SERENO, 1986
ORDER: HYPSILOPHODONTIA COOPER, 1983
Family: HYPSILOPHODONTIDAE Dollo, 1882
Incertae sedis? Or new families? (pending further research)
*Fulgurotherium australe
CLASS: MAMMALIA LINNAEUS, 1758
SUBCLASS: PROTHERIA GILL, 1872
ORDER: INCERTAE SEDIS
Family: STEROPODONTIDAE
*Steropodon galmani
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AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES STATE
20 KM SW OF LIGHTNING RIDGE
GRAWIN OPAL FIELD
GRIMAN GREEK FORMATION
ALBIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LOWER CRETACEOUS EPOCH
EARLY CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985
INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992
SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842
COHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMES COOPER, 1985
MAGNORDER: ORNITHISCHIA SEELEY, 1888
SUPERORDER: NEORNITHISCHIA COOPER, 1985
GRANDORDER: ORNITHOPODA MARSH, 1871
MICRORDER: EUORNITHOPODA SERENO, 1986
ORDER: HYPSILOPHODONTIA COOPER, 1983
Family: HYPSILOPHODONTIDAE Dollo, 1882
Incertae sedis? Or new families? (pending further research)
Fulgurotherium australe
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AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES STATE
LIGHTING RIDGE
OPAL-BEARING BEDS
GRIMAN GREEK FORMATION
ALBIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LOWER CRETACEOUS EPOCH
EARLY CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990
COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988
MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974
SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968
GRANDORDER: CROCODILIFORMES HAY, 1930
MICRORDER: MESOEUROCROCODYLIA WHETSTONE & WHYBROW, 1983
PARVORDER: METASUCHIA BENTON & CLARK, 1988
INFRAORDER: METAMESOSUCHIA HULKE, 1878
Family: SUSISUCHIDAE Salisbury, Frey, Martill, & Buchy, 2003
Isisfordia molnari = *Isisfordia selaslophensis= Crocodilus(Bottosaurus) selaslophensis
= Crocodilus affuvelensis
= Allodaposuchus
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AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES STATE
LIGHTNING RIDGE
COOCORAN OPAL FIELD
MOONSHINE AREA
WALLANGULLA SANDSTONE MEMBER
GRIMAN CREEK FORMATION
ALBIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LOWER CRETACEOUS EPOCH
EARLY CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: MAMMALIA LINNAEUS, 1758
SUBCLASS: PROTHERIA GILL, 1872
ORDER: INCERTAE SEDIS
Family: KOLLIKODONTIDAE Flannery, Archer, Rich & Jones, 1995
*Kollikodon ritchiei
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AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES STATE
LIGHTNING RIDGE
COOCORAN OPAL FIELD
UNNAMED MINE
WALLANGULLA SANDSTONE MEMBER
GRIMAN CREEK FORMATION
ALBIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LOWER CRETACEOUS EPOCH
EARLY CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: MAMMALIA LINNAEUS, 1758
SUBCLASS: PROTHERIA GILL, 1872
ORDER: INCERTAE SEDIS
Family: KOLLIKODONTIDAE Flannery, Archer, Rich & Jones, 1995
Kollikodon ritchiei
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AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES STATE
LIGHTNING RIDGE
OPAL FIELD
GRIMAN CREEK FORMATION
ALBIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LOWER CRETACEOUS EPOCH
EARLY CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: MAMMALIA LINNAEUS, 1758
SUBCLASS: PROTHERIA GILL, 1872
ORDER: INCERTAE SEDIS
Family: STEROPODONTIDAE Flannery, Archer, Rich & Jones, 1995
Steropodon galmani
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