Caririchnium billsarjeanti Meyer and Thüring 2003 (ornithopod)

Reptilia - Ornithischia - Iguanodontipodidae

Alternative combination: Iguanodontipus billsarjeanti

Full reference: C. A. Meyer and B. Thüring. 2003. The first iguanodontid dinosaur tracks from the Swiss Alps (Schrattenkalk Formation, Aptian). Ichnos 10(2–4):221-228

Belongs to Caririchnium according to I. Díaz-Martínez et al. 2015

See also Castanera et al. 2013 and Meyer and Thüring 2003

Sister taxa: Caririchnium liucixini, Caririchnium lotus, Caririchnium magnificum, Caririchnium protohadrosaurichnos, Caririchnium yeongdongensis, Laoyingshanpus

Type specimen: NMB K.S. 374, a footprint. Its type locality is Risleten Quarry tracksite, which is in an Aptian peritidal packstone/wackestone in the Schrattenkalk Formation of Switzerland.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Risleten Quarry tracksite

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