Galinhapodus gomesi Santos et al. 2009 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Alternative combination: Polyonyx gomesi

Full reference: V. F. Santos, J. J. Moratalla, and R. Royo-Torres. 2009. New sauropod trackways from the Middle Jurassic of Portugal. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 54(3):409-422

Belongs to Galinhapodus according to V. F. dos Santos et al. 2024

See also Castanera et al. 2013, Mazin et al. 2017, Moreau et al. 2020, Poropat et al. 2021, Salisbury et al. 2016, Santos 2016, Santos et al. 2009, Tomaselli et al. 2022, Torcida Fernández-Baldor et al. 2015, Xing et al. 2013, Xing et al. 2015 and Xing et al. 2018

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MNDPDSA, a footprint. Its type locality is Pedreira do Galinha tracksite, which is in a Bathonian shallow subtidal limestone/wackestone in the Serra de Aire Formation of Portugal.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Pedreira do Galinha tracksite

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