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Galinhapodus gomesi

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Polyonyx gomesi was named by Santos et al. (2009). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is MNDPDSA, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. 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. It is the type species of Polyonyx.

It was recombined as Galinhapodus gomesi by dos Santos et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Polyonyx gomesi Santos et al.
2013Polyonyx gomesi Castanera et al. p. 15
2013Polyonyx gomesi Xing et al. p. 122
2015Polyonyx gomesi Torcida Fernández-Baldor et al. p. 149
2015Polyonyx gomesi Xing et al. p. 358
2016Polyonyx gomesi Salisbury et al. p. 50
2016Polyonyx gomesi Santos p. 57
2017Polyonyx gomesi Mazin et al. p. 290
2018Polyonyx gomesi Xing et al. p. 593
2020Polyonyx gomesi Moreau et al. p. 9
2021Polyonyx gomesi Poropat et al. p. 30
2022Polyonyx gomesi Tomaselli et al. p. 10
2024Galinhapodus gomesi dos Santos et al. p. 588

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Sauropoda()
genusGalinhapodus
speciesgomesi()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Galinhapodus gomesi Santos et al. 2009
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
V. F. dos Santos et al. 2024Wide gauge sauropod trackway revealing low heteropody (manus−pes area ratio 1:2) and two autapomorphies: (1) asymmetric manus prints with large digit I marks oriented in a medial direction with a large, posteriorly oriented, triangular claw mark, and impressions of digits II–V; (2) pes prints with four claw marks: claws I–II with an anterior orientation, and III–IV laterally oriented. Manus digits II–V show a slightly bent arrangement (Santos et al. 2009).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesinfrao
Adult length: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult width: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult height: 10 to < 100infrao
Thickness: thickinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Form: sphericalinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: gregariousinfrao
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Diet: herbivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2004-12-14 12:49:10
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:49:10
Source: infrao = infraorder
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: Early/Lower Bathonian or 167.70000 to 164.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Portugal (Santarem) Brontopodus sp. (type locality: 57143)