Anchisauripus australis Lull 1942 (theropod)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Grallatoridae

Full reference: R. S. Lull. 1942. Triassic footprints from Argentina. The American Journal of Science, series 5 240:421-425

Belongs to Anchisauripus according to H. Haubold 1971

See also Baird 1957, Bonaparte 1978, Courel and Demathieu 1976, Kuhn 1958, Kuhn 1963, Leonardi 1981, Leonardi 1989 and Lull 1942

Sister taxa: Anchisauripus (Grallator), Anchisauripus bibractensis, Anchisauripus gwyneddensis, Anchisauripus poolei, Anchisauripus thomasi

Type specimen: AMNH 1807-1808, a footprint. Its type locality is Sierra de las Quijadas tracksite, which is in a Neocomian terrestrial sandstone in the Los Jumes Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Sierra de las Quijadas tracksite

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