Dromaeosauripus

Dromaeosauripus is an ichnogenus that has been attributed to dromaeosaurs.[1] Dromaeosauripus footprints have been found at Dinosaur Ridge in the United States, Bito Island Tracksite in South Korea's Bito Island, and the Hekou Group in China.[2]

Dromaeosauripus
Temporal range:
Trace fossil classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Ichnofamily: †Dromaeopodidae
Ichnogenus: †Dromaeosauripus
Kim et al., 2008
Type ichnospecies
†Dromaeosauripus hamanensis
Kim et al., 2008
Other ichnospecies
  • †Dromaeosauripus jinjuensis Kim et al., 2012
  • †Dromaeosauripus yongjingensis Xing et al., 2012

Dromaeosauripus yongjingensis

In 2012, D. yongjingensis was described from tracks in the Hekou Group.[2] D. yongjingensis shows prominent toe and heel pads. Heel pads are apparently absent in other Dromaeosauripus, probably due to behavior, preservation, and/or substrate consistency.

See also

References
  1. Lockley, Martin G.; Xing, Lida; Matthews, Neffra A.; Breithaupt, Brent H. (June 2016). "Didactyl raptor tracks from the Cretaceous, Plainview Sandstone at Dinosaur Ridge". Cretaceous Research. 61: 161–168. Bibcode:2016CrRes..61..161L. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2016.01.007.
  2. Xing, Lida (2012). "A new Dromaeosauripus (Dinosauria: Theropoda) ichnospecies from the Lower Cretaceous Hekou Group, Gansu Province, China". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. doi:10.4202/app.2011.0115. ISSN 0567-7920.


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