Brontopodus changlingensis Chen and Huang 1993

Reptilia - Saurischia

Alternative combinations: Brontopodus changlinensis, Chuxiongpus changlingensis

Synonym: Chuxiongpus zheni Chen and Huang 1993

Belongs to Brontopodus according to M. G. Lockley et al. 2013

See also Fujita et al. 2008, Lockley et al. 2002, Romano et al. 2007, Tomaselli et al. 2022 and Xing et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Brontopodus birdi, Brontopodus oncalensis, Brontopodus pentadactylus, Brontopodus plagnensis, Brontopodus triangularis

Type specimens:

  • Brontopodus changlingensis: CYCD-09 FP8, a footprint. Its type locality is Yuanjitun, Cangling tracksite 1, which is in a Turonian/Coniacian terrestrial sandstone in the Jiangdihe Formation of China.
  • Chuxiongpus zheni:

Distribution: found only at Yuanjitun, Cangling tracksite 1

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