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Changpeipus longweimaoensis
Taxonomy
Changpeipus longweimaoensis was named by Li and Zhang (2017). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is NWUV 1407 (field number: 12zz01), a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Longweimao tracksite (layers c, d), which is in a Jurassic terrestrial sandstone in the Yan'an Formation of China.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2017 | Changpeipus longweimaoensis Li and Zhang p. 280–281 fig. 4 |
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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.
†Changpeipus longweimaoensis Li and Zhang 2017
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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Y.-X. Li and Y.-X. Zhang 2017 | Asymmetric bipedal walking tracks with tridactyl digit impressions. The claw marks at the distal end of digits and the oblong phalangeal pads are clear. The footprints are 23.4–32.4 cm long (28.1 cm on average). The footprint is longer than wide. The divarication angle II-IV is 55o–64o (59o on average). |
Measurements
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Source: infrao = infraorder, o = order | |||||
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 |
Age range: Middle Jurassic or 174.10000 to 163.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Middle Jurassic | China (Shaanxi) | Changpeipus longweimaoensis (type locality: 224346) |