Alternative combination: Schizograllator otariensis
Full reference: M. Matsukawa, K. Shibata, R. Kukihara, K. Koarai, and M. G. Lockley. 2005. Review of Japanese dinosaur track localities: implications for ichnotaxonomy, paleogeography and stratigraphic correlation. Ichnos 12(3):201-222
Belongs to Kayentapus according to M. G. Lockley et al. 2013
See also Abbassi and Madanipour 2014 and Matsukawa et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Kayentapus ambrokholohali, Kayentapus damarensis, Kayentapus hailiutuensis, Kayentapus hopii, Kayentapus minor, Kayentapus nananensis, Kayentapus soltykovensis, Kayentapus ubacensis, Kayentapus xiaohebaensis
Type specimen: OTK-001-3, a footprint. Its type locality is Kuruma, Otari tracksite, which is in a Pliensbachian delta plain siliciclastic in the Kitamatadani Formation of Japan.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Kuruma, Otari tracksite
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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