| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Eosauropus
Taxonomy
Eosauropus was named by Lockley et al. (2006). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Eosauropus cimarronensis.
It was assigned to Sauropodomorpha by Lockley et al. (2006), Lucas et al. (2006) and Hunt and Lucas (2007); and to Sauropoda by Salisbury et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Sauropodomorpha by Lockley et al. (2006), Lucas et al. (2006) and Hunt and Lucas (2007); and to Sauropoda by Salisbury et al. (2016).
Species
E. cimarronensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Eosauropus Lockley et al. p. 193 |
| 2006 | Eosauropus Lucas et al. p. 115 |
| 2007 | Eosauropus Hunt and Lucas p. 221 |
| 2016 | Eosauropus Salisbury et al. p. 47 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
G. †Eosauropus Lockley et al. 2006
show all | hide all
†Eosauropus cimarronensis Lockley et al. 2006
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| M. G. Lockley et al. 2006 | Narrow-gauge trackway of large quadruped with strong heteropody (pes larger than manus) and short step and stride. Pes elongate, oval, tetradactyl to pentadactyl, with long axis and prominent distal claw impressions outwardly rotated. Manus transverse, tetradactyl to pentadactyl with outwardly-rotated digit impressions and concave posterior margins. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|||||
|
|
||||
| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Late/Upper Triassic or 237.00000 to 201.40000 Ma
Collections (19 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnian | Italy (Liguria) | Pseudotetrasauropus sp. (68780) | |
| Late/Upper Triassic | USA (Utah) | E. sp. (229983) | |
| Norian | United Kingdom (Wales) | E. sp., Tetrasauropus sp. (57949) | |
| Norian | USA (Colorado) | E. cimarronensis (55259 84184) | |
| Norian | USA (New Mexico) | Chirotherium sp. (46560) Tetrasauropus sp. (84021) | |
| Norian - Rhaetian | USA (Utah) | E. cimarronensis (179277) | |
| Alaunian | Greenland | Archosauria indet. (27008) | |
| Rhaetian | USA (Colorado) | E. sp. (105096 195179) Prosauropoda indet. (192947) | |
| Rhaetian | China (Sichuan) | E. sp. (219851) | |
| Rhaetian | USA (Utah) | E. sp. (192896 192897 192941 195180 195181) | |
| Rhaetian | USA (Arizona) | E. sp. (192917) |