Reptilia - Saurischia - Dromaeosauridae
Alternative combination: Velociraptorichunus sichuanensis
Full reference: S. Zhen, J. Li, B. Zhang, W. Chen, and S. Zhu. 1994. Dinosaur and bird footprints from the Lower Cretaceous of Emei County, Sichuan, China. Memoirs of Beijing Natural History Museum 54:105-120
Belongs to Velociraptorichnus according to M. G. Lockley et al. 2013
See also Abbassi and Madanipour 2014, Apesteguía et al. 2011, Kim et al. 2012, Li et al. 2006, Li et al. 2007, Lockley et al. 2016, Lockley et al. 2008, Mudroch et al. 2011, Xing et al. 2009, Xing et al. 2011, Xing et al. 2013, Xing et al. 2013, Xing et al. 2015, Xing et al. 2018, Xing et al. 2018, Xing et al. 2019 and Zhen et al. 1994
Sister taxon: Velociraptorichnus zhangi
Type specimen: CFEC-B-1, a footprint. Its type locality is Emei tracksite, Xingfu cliff, Chuanzhu, which is in a Barremian/Albian eolian mudstone/sandstone in the Jiaguan Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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