Megalosauripus transjuranicus Razzolini et al. 2017 (theropod)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Eubrontidae

Full reference: N. L. Razzolini, M. Belvedere, D. Marty, G. Paratte, C. Lovis, M. Cattin, and C. A. Meyer. 2017. Megalosauripus transjuranicus ichnosp. nov. A new Late Jurassic theropod ichnotaxon from NW Switzerland and implications for tridactyl dinosaur ichnology and ichnotaxomy. PLoS ONE 12(7):e0180289:1-42

Belongs to Megalosauripus according to N. L. Razzolini et al. 2017

See also Castanera et al. 2020, Marty et al. 2018, Meyer et al. 2021 and Rauhut et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Megalosauripus uzbekistanicus, Bueckeburgichnus maximus, Chodjapilesaurus krimholzi

Type specimen: TCH1030-T6-L1 (= MJSN-TCH006-1319), a footprint. Its type locality is Courtedoux/Chevenez tracksites (level 1030), which is in a Kimmeridgian peritidal mixed carbonate-siliciclastic in the Reuchenette Formation of Switzerland.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Portugal (2 collections), Switzerland (9)

Total: 11 collections including 16 occurrences

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