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Dinosaurs are divided into two orders, the Saurischia and the Ornithischia, on the basis of their hip structure.

• Saurischia (from the Greek meaning "lizard hip") include all the theropods (bipedal carnivores) and sauropods (long-necked herbivores).

• Ornithischia (from the Greek meaning "bird-hip") is the other dinosauria order, most of which were quadrupedal herbivores.

Order Ornithischia

Main Article: Ornithischia (Bird-hipped)

Suborder: Thyreophora - (armored dinosaurs)

• Superfamily Stegosauria
• Superfamily Ankylosauria

Suborder: Ornithopoda - (Bird footed)

• Superfamily Iguanodontia

• Iguanodontidae

• Superfamily Hadrosauroidea

• Hadrosauridae - (duck-billed dinosaurs)

Suborder: Marginocephalia

• Superfamily Pachycephalosauria
• Superfamily Ceratopsia - (horned dinosaurs)

Order Saurischia

Main Article: Saurischia (lizard hip)

Suborder Sauropodomorpha

Infraorder Sauropoda

• Brachiosauridae
• Camarasauridae
• Cetiosauridae
• Diplodocidae
• Dicraeosauridae
• Euhelopodidae
• Nemegtosauridae
• Omeisauridae
• Rebbachisauridae
• Titanosauridae
• Vulcanodontidae

Suborder Theropoda

• Coelophysidae
• Elaphrosauridae
• Ceratosauridae
• Noasauridae
• Abelisauridae
• Spinosauridae
• Allosauridae
• Sinraptoridae
• Carcharodontosauridae
• Tyrannosauridae
• Troodontidae
• Microraptoria
• Dromaeosauridae

Infraorder Prosauropoda

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