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Paracorpulentapus
Taxonomy
Paracorpulentapus was named by Xing et al. (2014). It is considered to be a form taxon.
It was assigned to Theropoda by Xing et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Theropoda by Xing et al. (2014).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Paracorpulentapus Xing et al. p. 199 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Paracorpulentapus Xing et al. 2014
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†Paracorpulentapus zhangsanfengi Xing et al. 2014
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| L. Xing et al. 2014 | Medium-sized (w16.0 cm long and w15.4 cm wide), robust tridactyl theropod tracks, almost as wide as long; mean divarication between digits II and IV 74; weak mesaxony; digit traces relatively short and “fleshy” with indistinct creases only between pads and with blunt claws; digits traces separated by a hypex for most of their proximal length; digit IV always the narrowest; digit traces II and III proximally with thin interspace area; metatarsophalangeal pad of digit IV located close to the axis of digit III forming a short rounded “heel”; trackway narrow with short steps; step lengths 2.7 times as much as the track length. |