Moraesichnium barberenae Leonardi 1979 (theropod)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: G. Leonardi. 1979. Nota preliminar sobre seis pistas de dinossauros Ornithischia da Bacia do Rio do Peixe, em Sousa, Paraíba, Brasil [Preliminary note on six Ornithischia dinosaur trackways from Bacia do Rio do Peixe, in Sousa, Paraíba, Brazil]. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 51(3):501-516

Belongs to Moraesichnium according to G. Leonardi and I. d. S. Carvalho 2021

See also Bonaparte 1979, Carvalho 1995, Leonardi 1979, Leonardi 1979, Leonardi 1980, Leonardi 1981, Leonardi 1989, Leonardi 1997 and Xing et al. 2015

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SOPPb, a footprint. Its type locality is Passagem das Pedras (SOPP), which is in a Berriasian/Hauterivian alluvial fan siltstone/sandstone in the Sousa Formation of Brazil.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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