Chapus lockleyi Li et al. 2006 (theropod)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Eubrontidae

Alternative combination: Chapus lockeyi

Full reference: J.-J. Li, M. Bater, B.-L. Hu and L.-H. Gao. 2006. A new type of dinosaur tracks from Lower Cretaceous of Chabu, Otog Qi, Inner Mongolia. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 45(2):221-234

Belongs to Chapus according to L.-D. Xing et al. 2021

See also Fujita et al. 2008, Li et al. 2006, Li et al. 2022, Li and Zhang 2017, Lockley et al. 2013, Lockley et al. 2018, Xing et al. 2013 and Xing et al. 2014

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CHABU-8-42, 39, and 41, a footprint. Its type locality is Chabu Site 8, which is in a Barremian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Jianchuan Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Chabu Site 8

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