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Grallator sauclierensis

Reptilia - Grallatoridae

Taxonomy
Grallator sauclierensis was named by Demathieu and Sciau (1992). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Sauclieres tracksite (level V), which is in a Hettangian terrestrial dolomite in France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Grallator sauclierensis Demathieu and Sciau
1993Grallator sauclierensis Demathieu p. 232
2000Grallator sauclierensis Gand et al. p. 618
2002Grallator sauclierensis Demathieu et al. p. 12
2003Grallator sauclierensis Demathieu p. 59
2005Grallator sauclierensis Gand et al. p. 32
2008Grallator sauclierensis Bessedik et al. p. 20
2009Grallator sauclierensis Xing et al. p. 709
2012Grallator sauclierensis Moreau et al. p. 234
2014Grallator sauclierensis Moreau et al. p. 365
2018Grallator sauclierensis Moreau et al. p. 37
2019Grallator sauclierensis Moreau et al. p. 348
2020Grallator sauclierensis Bessedik et al. p. 34

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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()
Theropoda()
familyGrallatoridae
genusGrallator
speciessauclierensisDemathieu and Sciau 1992

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.

Grallator sauclierensis Demathieu and Sciau 1992
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. R. Demathieu and J. Sciau 1992Pes length 110 to 250 mm. Length-width ratio ~1.27. Slender toes with rather wide and pointed claws. Angle II-IV about 53°. Projection of digit III beyond the others by about 4/10 of the whole length. Toe bases well separated. Narrow trackway, pace angulation 170°, stride 1,600 mm.