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Syntarsus is a generic name that has been used for the following taxa: Syntarsus a junior synonym of the Colydiinae beetle genus Cerchanotus Erichson,

the Queen Victoria Museum. In 1989, a second species of "Syntarsus" was proposed as Syntarsus kayentakatae, a description by Timothy Rowe of a well preserved

southwestern United States. It was originally named Syntarsus kayentakatae, but the genus Syntarsus was found to be preoccupied by a Colydiine beetle,

indeterminate, but that Rioarribasaurus and Syntarsus belonged to the same genus, creating the combination Syntarsus colberti. In the end, the ICZN voted in

advocated for the definition to change to include the additional taxa of "Syntarsus" kayentakatae and Segisaurus halli. Coelophysidae is part of the superfamily

million years ago. The paratype material BP/1/5278 (originally assigned to Syntarsus rhodesiensis) was discovered in 1981, also at the Elliot Formation in

stage) of Alberta, Canada. It contains a single species, Albertadromeus syntarsus. The composite term Albertadromeus is derived from the name of the Canadian

(1991). "A check list of the reptiles of Tanzania, with synoptic keys". Syntarsus. 1: 1–70. Nečas P (1999). Chamaeleons—Nature's Hidden Jewels. Frankfurt

sense of the word) and even subsequently classified as a species of "Syntarsus" (now Megapnosaurus or Coelophysis). Recently Angela Milner and Susannah

coelophysoids discovered during the mid to late 20th century include Syntarsus (now Megapnosaurus) and Gojirasaurus. Despite this extensive history of