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Kayentapus otariensis

Reptilia

Taxonomy

Schizograllator otariensis was named by Matsukawa et al. (2005). Its type specimen is OTK-001-3, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Kuruma, Otari tracksite, which is in a Pliensbachian delta plain siliciclastic in the Kitamatadani Formation of Japan.

It was recombined as Kayentapus otariensis by Lockley et al. (2013).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
2005	Schizograllator otariensis Matsukawa et al. pp. 207-208 fig. 7
2013	Kayentapus otariensis Lockley et al. p. 6
2014	Schizograllator otariensis Abbassi and Madanipour p. 111–112

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida

Rank	Name	Author
class	Reptilia
subclass	Eureptilia	()
—	Romeriida
—	Diapsida	()
—	Archosauromorpha	(Huene 1946)
—	Crocopoda
—	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986
—	Eucrocopoda
—	Archosauria	()
informal	Avemetatarsalia
—	Ornithodira
—	Dinosauromorpha
—	Dinosauriformes
—	Dinosauria	()
—	Theropoda	()
genus	Kayentapus
species	otariensis	()

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.

†Kayentapus otariensis Matsukawa et al. 2005

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Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
M. Matsukawa et al. 2005	Small-sized Schizograllator. Track length is longer than its width. Bipedal, digitigrade with three toes (II, III, IV). Impressions of toe V, hallux, and tail are absent. The angles between digits II and IV range from about 60° to 80°. The length of digit III is little longer than digit II and IV.

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

hydroxyapatiteo

Entire body:

yeso

Adult length:

10 to < 100o

Adult width:

1.0 to < 10o

Adult height:

1.0 to < 10o

Architecture:

compact or denseo

Ontogeny:

accretion, modification of partso

Grouping:

solitaryo

Environment:

terrestrialo

Locomotion:

actively mobileo

Life habit:

ground dwellingo

Diet:

carnivoreo

Reproduction:

oviparouso

Dispersal:

direct/internalo

Dispersal 2:

mobileo

Created:

2004-12-14 12:50:08

Modified:

2004-12-14 14:50:08

Source: o = order

Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: Pliensbachian or 190.80000 to 182.70000 Ma

Collections: one only

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian	190.8 - 182.7	Japan (Nagano)	Schizograllator otariensis (type locality: 60558)