"Original taxon";Specimen;"Taxonomic history"
1830–1899;;
"Plateosaurus ‘engelhardti’ Meyer, 1837";"UEN-552, Heroldsberg, Feuerletten (Norian terrestrial conglomerate in the Trossingen Formation of Germany)";"former holotype for the genus Plateosaurus (ICZN 2019)"
"Gresslyosaurus ingens Rütimeyer, 1856";"NMB BM 1, 10, 24, 53, 530–1, 1521, 1572–74, 1576–78, 1582, 1584–85, 1591";"referred to ‘Plateosaurus engelhardti’ (Galton 1985a) referred to ‘Plateosaurus longiceps’ (Galton 2001a, b)"
"Dimodosaurus poligniensis Pidancet and Chopard, 1862";"POL 31–32, 57, 70, 76, Bois de Cassagne, Poligny (Norian terrestrial marl in the Marnes irisées supérieures Formation of France)";"referred to Plateosaurus poligniensis (von Huene 1907) referred to ‘Plateosaurus longiceps’ (Galton 2001a, 2001b)"
"Smilodon laevis Plieninger, 1846";"SMNS 6045, Swäbisch Hall, Gaildorf (Ladinian terrestrial horizon in the Erfurt Formation of Germany)";"referred to Zanclodon lavis (Plieninger 1847) referred to Zanclodon plieningeri (Fraas 1896) referred to Zanclodon quenstedti partim (Koken 1900) referred to Plateosaurus quenstedti partim (von Huene 1932) removed from Prosauropoda, assigned to phytosauria (Galton 2001a)"
"Zanclodon bavaricus Fraas, 1894";"UW not listed briefly described by Sandberger (1894), described by Fraas 1894, from Altenstein, Würzburg, Lower Franconia";"referred to ‘Plateosaurus engelhardti’ (von Huene 1907) considered a nomen dubium (Galton 2001a)."
"Zanclodon plieningeri Fraas, 1896";"SMNS 6045, Swäbisch Hall, Gaildorf (Ladinian terrestrial horizon in the Erfurt Formation of Germany)";
"Avalonia sanfordi Seeley, 1898";"Syntypes BMNH R2870–R2874, R2876–R2878";"postcrania are referred to as Gresslyosaurus ingens (von Huene 1907) removed from Plateosaurus and referred to as Camelotia borealis (Galton 1985d)"
1900–1930;;
"Zanclodon quenstedti Koken, 1900";;"initially referred to as Zanclodon laevis (Plieninger 1846) referred to Plateosaurus quenstedti (Weishampel and Chapman 1990) considered a nomen nudum (Galton 2001a)"
"Thecodontosaurus elizae Sauvage, 1907";Provenchères-sur-Meuse;"referred to Plateosaurus elizae (von Huene 1907) referred to Gresslyosaurus (Lapparent 1967) removed from ‘Prosauropoda’, assigned to Saurischia (Galton 1985a)"
"Gresslyosaurus robustus von Huene, 1907";"GPIT-PV-30786, Roter Graben, Bebenhausen";"referred to as Plateosaurus robustus (von Huene 1932) referred to as ‘Plateosaurus engelhardti’ (von Huene 1932) considered nomen dubium (Galton 2001a) includes GPIT III (Galton 2001a)"
"Pachysaurus ajax von Huene, 1907";"GPIT C, Wüstenrot";"referred to as Pachysauriscus ajax (Kuhn 1959) referred to as Gresslyosaurus ajax (Steel 1970) referred to as ‘Plateosaurus engelhardti’ (Galton 1985a) considered nomen dubium (Galton 2001a)"
"Pachysaurus magnus von Huene, 1905b";"GPIT D, Brandklinge, Pfrondorf";"referred to as Pachysauriscus magnus (Kuhn 1959) referred to as Gresslyosaurus magnus (Steel 1970) referred to as ‘Plateosaurus engelhardti’ (Galton 1985a) considered a nomen dubium (Galton 2001a)"
"Plateosaurus erlenbergiensis von Huene, 1905b";"SMNS 6014, Erlenberg";"referred to as Zanclodon laevis (Fraas 1879) referred to as ‘Plateosaurus engelhardti’ (Galton 1985a) considered a nomen dubium (Galton 2001a) includes GPIT-PV-30785e.i (Galton 2001a) includes SMNS 13200b (Galton 2001a)"
"Plateosaurus quenstedti von Huene, 1905a";"GPIT A, “Jachklinge” in Tübingen-Pfrondorf. GPIT-PV-30784 – Skelett I";"referred to as ‘Plateosaurus engelhardti’ (Galton 1985a) considered as nomen dubium (Galton 2001a) includes GPIT-PV-30785 (von Huene 1932; Weishampel and Westphal 1986) includes SMNS Fund I (Galton 2001a) includes SMNS 12951 (Galton 2001a)"
"Plateosaurus ornatus von Huene, 1905a";"Schlösslesmühle bone bed";"removed from Prosauropoda, assigned to Archosauriformes (Galton and Upchurch 2004)"
"Plateosaurus reiningeri von Huene, 1905a";"SMNS 53537, Degerloch";"referred to as ‘Plateosaurus engelhardti’ (Wellnhofer 1993) considered as a nomen dubium (Galton 2001a)"
"Gresslyosaurus plieningeri von Huene, 1907";"SMNS 80664";"referred to as Plateosaurus plieningeri  (von Huene 1932) referred to as Pachysaurus reiningeri (Kuhn 1959) referred to as ‘Plateosaurus engelhardti’ (Galton 1985a) considered nomen dubium (Galton 2001a) includes GPIT IV (Galton 2001a) included MB RvL 1, 2 and 3 (Rühle von Lilienstern 1952) then these were removed and referred to as Ruehleia bedheimensis (Galton 2001a)"
"Gresslyosaurus torgeri Jaekel, 1911";MB.R.4401.1-18;"referred to as Plateosaurus plieningeri (von Huene 1932) referred to as ‘Plateosaurus engelhardti’ (Galton 2001a) considered a nomen dubium (Galton 2001a)"
"Plateosaurus longiceps Jaekel, 1913";"MB R.1937";"renamed Plateosaurus quenstedti (von Huene 1932) referred to as ‘Plateosaurus engelhardti’ (Galton 1985a) includes AMNH FARB 6810 (Galton 2001a) includes GPIT-PV-30784 (Galton 2001a) includes SMNS 12950 (Galton 2001a) includes SMNS 12949 (Galton 2001a)"
"Plateosaurus trossingensis Fraas, 1913";"SMNS 13200";"referred to as ‘Plateosaurus engelhardti’ (Galton 1985c) referred to as ‘Plateosaurus longiceps’ (Galton 2001) considered the neotype for Plateosaurus (ICZN 2019)"
"Plateosaurus integer Fraas, 1915";"SMNS 13200";"the name replaced by Plateosaurus trossingensis"
"Plateosaurus stormbergensis Broom, 1915";"AMNH 6505";"referred to as Euskeosaurus (Heerden 1979) considered a nomen dubium (Galton 2001a)"
"Plateosaurus cullingworthi Haughton, 1924";"SAM 3341, 3345, 3347, 3350, 3351, 3603, 3607";"referred to as Euskelosaurus browni (Heerden 1979) referred to as Plateosauravus cullingworthi (Galton et al. 2005)"
1930–1940;;
"Pachysaurus giganteus von Huene, 1932";"GPIT E";"referred to as Pachysauriscus giganteus (Kuhn 1959) referred to as Gresslyosaurus giganteus (Steel 1970) referred to as ‘Plateosaurus engelhardti’ (Galton 1985c) considered a nomen dubium (Galton 2001a)"
"Pachysaurus wetzelianus von Huene, 1932";"GPIT V";"referred to as Pachysauriscus wetzelianus (Kuhn 1959) referred to as Gresslyosaurus wetzelianus (Steel 1970) referred to as ‘Plateosaurus engelhardti’ (Galton 1985c) considered a nomen dubium (Galton 2001a)"
"Plateosaurus fraasianus von Huene, 1932";"SMNS 13200";"the name replaced by Plateosaurus trossingensis"