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Coelurosaurichnus ratumensis
Taxonomy
Coelurosaurichnus ratumensis was named by Demathieu and Oosterink (1988). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is D 416, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Steengroeve Winterswijk, which is in an Anisian peritidal limestone in the Vossenveld Formation of the Netherlands.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1988 | Coelurosaurichnus ratumensis Demathieu and Oosterink p. 9 fig. 5 |
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†Coelurosaurichnus ratumensis Demathieu and Oosterink 1988
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| G. R. Demathieu and H. W. Oosterink 1988 | quadruped, digitigrad imprints.
Hand: pentadactyl, broad. Digit II longest, hardly longer than digit III. First digit long and slender, bent towards midline. Fingers II, III and IV thick. Digit V rather short and provided with a sharp, curved claw. Fingers not really divergent except for the angle I-V. Cross axis ca. 70°. Hand situated in front of the foot and closer to the midline than that autopodium. Foot: tridactyl. Long and rather slender toes. Digit III longest and somewhat curved, IV hardly longer than II. Angle II- IV up to 60°. The greater length of III in comparison to the other digits is not of importance. |
Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||