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Saurexallopus cordata
Taxonomy
Saurexallopus cordata was named by McCrea et al. (2014). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is PRPRC 2012.04.001M, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Tumbler Ridge East tracksite [PROXY], which is in a Campanian terrestrial sandstone in the Wapiti Formation of Canada.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2014 | Saurexallopus cordata McCrea et al. p. 1 |
2018 | Saurexallopus cordata Lockley et al. p. 161 |
2022 | Saurexallopus cordata Enriquez et al. p. 2 |
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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.
†Saurexallopus cordata McCrea et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
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R. T. McCrea et al. 2014 | As for Saurexallopus (Harris et al., 1996; Harris, 1997 and Lockley et al., 2004), but with prints possessing distinctly heart-shaped metatarsal pads, forming a bi-lobed “heel” impression. |
Measurements
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Source: infrao = infraorder, o = order | |||||
References: Averianov and Yarkov 2004, Marsh 1875 |
Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Campanian | Canada (British Columbia) | Saurexallopus cordata (type locality: 214452) |