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Itsukisauropus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Itsukisauropus was named by Azuma and Takeyama (1991). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Itsukisauropus izumiensis.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Tsukiji et al. (2019).

It was assigned to Theropoda by Azuma and Takeyama (1991); and to Theropoda by Fujita (2008).

Species
I. izumiensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Itsukisauropus Azuma and Takeyama p. 43
2008Itsukisauropus Fujita p. 33

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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
RankNameAuthor
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
genusItsukisauropus

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. †Itsukisauropus Azuma and Takeyama 1991
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Itsukisauropus izumiensis Azuma and Takeyama 1991
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Y. Azuma and K.-i. Takeyama 1991A new ichnogenus Itsukisauropus is monotypic at present, bipedal, with tridactyl large imprint, lacking digits I and V, mesaxonic foot structure. The footprint is V-shaped. Digit III is longest.