Eubrontes nianpanshanensis Yang and Yang 1987 (theropod)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Grallatoridae

Alternative combination: Jinlijingpus nianpanshanensis

Full reference: Y. X. Yang and Y. D. Yang. 1987. Sichuan Pen Di Kong Long Zu Yin Hua Shi [Dinosaur Footprints from Mesozoic of Sichuan Basin] 1-30

Belongs to Eubrontes according to L.-D. Xing et al. 2021

See also Li et al. 2021, Li and Zhang 2017, Xing et al. 2017 and Yang and Yang 1987

Sister taxa: Eubrontes (Grallator), Eubrontes euskelosauroides, Eubrontes expansus, Eubrontes fieldi, Eubrontes giganteus, Eubrontes glenrosensis, Eubrontes lyellii, Eubrontes minusculus, Eubrontes monax, Eubrontes nobitai, Eubrontes pareschequier, Eubrontes platypus, Eubrontes sillimani, Eubrontes tatricus, Eubrontes veillonensis, Eubrontes xiyangensis, Eubrontes zigongensis, Lufengopus dongi, Megaichnites jizhaoshiensis, Tuojiangpus shuinanensis, Zizhongpus wumaensis, Ichnites pterodactyli, Ornithichnites crassus, Ornithichnites argenterae, Gigandipus caudatus, Gigandipus minor, Gigandipus hei, Gigandipus chiappei, Brontozoum isodactylum, Brontozoum thianschanicum, Otouphepus declivis, Zizhongpus wumanensis

Type specimen: CFZJ6, a footprint. Its type locality is Nianpanshan tracksite, which is in an Aalenian/Bajocian terrestrial horizon in the Xintiangou Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Nianpanshan tracksite

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