Piatnitzkysauridae
| Piatnitzkysaurids Temporal range: Early - Late Jurassic, | |
|---|---|
| Piatnitzkysaurus, type genus of the Piatnitzkysauridae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | †Carnosauria (?) |
| Family: | †Piatnitzkysauridae Carrano, Benson & Sampson, 2012 |
| Type species | |
| †Piatnitzkysaurus floresi Bonaparte, 1979 | |
| Genera | |
Piatnitzkysauridae is an extinct family of megalosauroid or basal allosauroid dinosaurs. It only consists of three to four known dinosaur genera: Condorraptor, Marshosaurus, Piatnitzkysaurus and possibly Xuanhanosaurus. The most complete and well-known member of this family is Piatnitzkysaurus, which also gives the family its name.