Reptilia - Theropoda - Grallatoridae
Alternative combination: Chonglongpus hei
Full reference: Y. X. Yang and Y. D. Yang. 1987. Sichuan Pen Di Kong Long Zu Yin Hua Shi [Dinosaur Footprints from Mesozoic of Sichuan Basin] 1-30
Belongs to Gigandipus according to L. Xing et al. 2021
See also Li and Zhang 2017, Lockley et al. 2013, Xing et al. 2018 and Yang and Yang 1987
Sister taxa: Eubrontes (Grallator), Eubrontes euskelosauroides, Eubrontes expansus, Eubrontes fieldi, Eubrontes giganteus, Eubrontes glenrosensis, Eubrontes lyellii, Eubrontes minusculus, Eubrontes monax, Eubrontes nianpanshanensis, Eubrontes nobitai, Eubrontes pareschequier, Eubrontes platypus, Eubrontes sillimani, Eubrontes tatricus, Eubrontes veillonensis, Eubrontes xiyangensis, Eubrontes zigongensis, Lufengopus dongi, Megaichnites jizhaoshiensis, Tuojiangpus shuinanensis, Zizhongpus wumaensis, Ichnites pterodactyli, Brontozoum thianschanicum, Brontozoum isodactylum, Gigandipus minor, Gigandipus caudatus, Gigandipus chiappei, Ornithichnites crassus, Ornithichnites argenterae, Otouphepus declivis, Zizhongpus wumanensis
Type specimen: CFZW46, 47, a footprint. Its type locality is Wu Ma Cun, site A (Rice cleaning), which is in an Aalenian/Bajocian terrestrial sandstone in the Xintiangou Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Wu Ma Cun, site A (Rice cleaning)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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