Reptilia - Pseudosuchia - Chirotheriidae
Alternative combination: Sphingopus ferox
Full reference: G. Demathieu. 1966. Rhynchosauroides petri et Spingopus ferox, nouvelles empreintes de Reptiles de grès triasiques de la bordure Nord-Est du Massif Central [Rhynchosauroides petri and Spingopus ferox, new reptile footprints from the Triassic sandstones of the northeast border of the Massif Central]. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences à Paris, Série D 263:482-486
Belongs to Chirotherium according to H. Klein and S. G. Lucas 2021
See also Brusatte et al. 2011, Courel et al. 1968, Courel and Demathieu 1976, Courel and Demathieu 1995, Demathieu 1966, Demathieu 1970, Demathieu 1985, Demathieu 1989, Demathieu and Demathieu 2004, Demathieu and Haubold 1972, Ellenberger et al. 1970, Gand 1974, Gand 1975, Gand 1975, Gand 1978, Gand 1979, Gand et al. 2012, Gand and Demathieu 2005, Haubold 1969, Haubold 1971, Haubold 1974, Klein and Haubold 2007, Thulborn 1993 and Thulborn 2006
Sister taxa: Chirotherium atlensis, Chirotherium barthii, Chirotherium culmbachense, Chirotherium herculis, Chirotherium heterodactylum, Chirotherium ischigualastianum, Chirotherium ladinicus, Chirotherium mediterraneum, Chirotherium peabodyi, Chirotherium postchirotherioides, Chirotherium praeparvum, Chirotherium reiteri, Chirotherium rex, Chirotherium sickleri, Chirotherium soergeli, Chirotherium storetonense, Chirotherium swinnertoni, Chirotherium vorbachi, Saurichnites leisnerianus, Saurichnites pourriaci, Quadridigitus dubius
Type specimen: Demathieu Coll2 I.I-Y1, a footprint.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of France (11 collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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