Jialingpus
Jialingpus is an ichnogenus of dinosaur, likely a theropod. Its footprints have been found in the Feitianshan Formation, a low-energy lake formation and the holotype is SCFP-24, which was found in Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)-aged Yuechi tracksite at Huanglong, China.[1] Its footprints were found within the vicinity of those of the smaller theropod Minisauripus, meaning that it likely hunted Minisauripus.[2]
Jialingpus Temporal range: Oxfordian - Cenomanian | |
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Footprints of Jialingpus yuechiensis | |
Trace fossil classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Ichnogenus: | †Jialingpus Zhen, Li & Zhen, 1983 |
Type ichnospecies | |
†Jialingpus yuechiensis Zhen et al., 1983 |
See also
References
- Zhen, S. (1986). The dinosaur footprints in China. In D. D. Gillette (ed.), First International Symposium on Dinosaur Tracks and Traces. Abstracts with Program 27
- Glut, Donald F. (2003). "Appendix: Dinosaur Tracks and Eggs". Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia. 3rd Supplement. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 613–652. ISBN 0-7864-1166-X.
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