Full reference: P. Bernier, G. Barale, J.-P. Bourseau, E. Buffetaut, G. R. Demathieu, C. Gaillard, J.-C. Gall and S. Wenz. 1984. Decouverte de pistes de dinosaures sauteurs dans les calcaires lithographiques de Cerin (Kimmeridgian Superieur, Ain, France): implications paleoecologiques [Discovery of trackways of hopping dinosaurs in the Cerin lithographic limestones (Upper Kimmeridgian, Ain, France): paleoecological implications]. Géobios, Mémoire Spéciale 8:177-185
Parent taxon: Testudinata according to M. G. Lockley et al. 2010
See also Bernier et al. 1984
Sister taxa: Amblypus, Ancyropus, Aplax oberndorferi, Athecae, Australochelyidae, Australochelys, Chelonipedidae, Chelycarapookus, Chelycarapookus arcuatus, Chelys blakii, Chengyuchelyidae, Chengyuchelys, Chinlechelys, Emydhipus, Emys neumayri, Emys paranensis, Heckerochelyidae, Helcura, Helochelydridae, Kallokibotion, Megasternon, Mesochelydia, Mongolochelyidae, Odontochelyidae, Palaeochersis, Paracryptodira, Perichelydia, Platemys sehuensis, Platycheloides, Proganochelys, Proterochersidae, Protochelys, Siamochelys, Testudines, Testudinites, Testudo elata, Testudo stricklandi, Testudofiexoolithidae, Testudoolithidae, Thalassochelydia, Thecophora, Tretosternon punctatum, Trionyx mammillaris
Subtaxa: Saltosauropus latus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (8 collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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