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Lavinipes
Taxonomy
Lavinipes was named by Avanzini et al. (2003). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Lavinipes cheminii.
It was assigned to Sauropoda by Salisbury et al. (2016); and to Sauropodomorpha by Avanzini et al. (2003), Avanzini et al. (2006), Foster et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Sauropoda by Salisbury et al. (2016); and to Sauropodomorpha by Avanzini et al. (2003), Avanzini et al. (2006), Foster et al. (2025).
Species
L. cheminii (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2003 | Lavinipes Avanzini et al. p. 180–181 |
| 2006 | Lavinipes Avanzini et al. p. 211 |
| 2016 | Lavinipes Salisbury et al. p. 47 |
| 2025 | Lavinipes Foster et al. p. 366 |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. Avanzini et al. 2003 | Narrow trackway of a quadrupedal animal with footprint length of about 43 cm and with no space between trackway midline and inside margin of pes tracks. Pes axis longer than wide with long axis parallel to the midline or slightly rotated inwards (up to –12°). Pes tetradactyl with three short anteriorly directed digits and a small digit I. Digit impressions with inward rotation. Manus tracks pentadactyl or semicircular (pronounced heteropody—manus/pes ratio 0.44) and placed externally to the hind foot (Fig. 2). |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Hettangian or 201.40000 to 199.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Hettangian | Italy (Trentino-Alto Adige) | L. cheminii (61850) |