Siamopodus xui Xing et al. 2014 (theropod)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: L. Xing, M. G. Lockley, J. Zhang, H. Klein, W. S. Persons and H. Dai. 2014. Diverse sauropod-, theropod-, and ornithopod-track assemblages and a new ichnotaxon Siamopodus xui ichnosp. nov. from the Feitianshan Formation, Lower Cretaceous of Sichuan Province, southwest China. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 414:79-97

Belongs to Siamopodus according to L. Xing et al. 2014

Sister taxon: Siamopodus khaoyaiensis

Type specimen: ZJIIN-T4-R1–L3, a footprint. Its type locality is Sanbiluoga tracksite IIN, which is in a Berriasian/Barremian terrestrial sandstone/siltstone in the Feitianshan Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Sanbiluoga tracksite IIN

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