Batrachopus gainensis Kim et al. 2012 (aetosaur)

Reptilia - Pseudosuchia - Batrachopodidae

Alternative combination: Haenamichnus gainensis

Full reference: J. Y. Kim, M. G. Lockley, K. S. Kim, S. J. Seo, and J. D. Lim. 2012. Enigmatic giant pterosaur tracks and associated ichnofauna from the Cretaceous of Korea: implication for the bipedal locomotion of pterosaurs. Ichnos 19(1_2):50-65

Belongs to Batrachopus according to K. S. Kim et al. 2020

See also Kim et al. 2012, Kim et al. 2017, Masrour et al. 2018, Masrour et al. 2017 and Xing et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Batrachopus argentinus, Batrachopus bakoenaorum, Batrachopus bellus, Batrachopus deweyi, Batrachopus dispar, Batrachopus gracilis, Batrachopus grandis, Batrachopus pilosus, Batrachopus rugosus, Batrachopus supersaltator, Batrachopus tenuis, Batrachopus varians, Orthodactylus howelli, Sustenodactylus hollandicus, Comptichnus moorosi, Chelonoides robusta, Chelonoides wittei, Palamopus divaricans, Palamopus anomalus, Shepardia dehiscens

Type specimen: KNUE080301 (cast of trackway P2), a footprint. Its type locality is Gain-ri tracksite, Changseon Island, which is in an Aptian/Albian terrestrial sandstone/shale in the Haman Formation of South Korea.

Ecology: planktonic herbivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of South Korea (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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