Rotodactylus velox Demathieu and Gand 1974 (archosaur)

Reptilia - Pseudosuchia - Rotodactylidae

Full reference: G. Demathieu and G. Gand. 1974. Une nouvelle espèce du genre Rotodactylus découverte dans les grès du Trias moyen du plateau d’Antully: Rotodactylus velox [A new species of the genus Rotodactylus discovered in the Middle Triassic sandstones of the Antully plateau: Rotodactylus velox]. Bulletin Trimestriel de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle et des Amis du Muséum d'Autun 72:9-23

Belongs to Rotodactylus according to G. Gand et al. 2012

See also Brusatte et al. 2011, Demathieu and Gand 1974, Gand 1975, Gand 1975, Gand 1978, Gand et al. 2007 and Klein et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Rotodactylus bessieri, Rotodactylus bradyi, Rotodactylus cursorius, Rotodactylus kronachensis, Rotodactylus lucasi, Rotodactylus matthesi, Rotodactylus rati, Rotodactylus tumidus

Type specimen: P1-P2 pair, trackway A, level CF2. Its type locality is La Pissoire Quarries, CF2 tracksite, which is in an Anisian/Ladinian terrestrial sandstone in the Grès d'Antully Formation of France.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of France (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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