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Pengxianpus yulinensis
Taxonomy
Pengxianpus yulinensis was named by Wang et al. (2016). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is BMNHC Ph001373 (ZJ-A1), a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Wangzhuang Village tracksite, which is in a Jurassic terrestrial sandstone/sandstone in the Fuxian Formation of China.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Pengxianpus yulinensis Wang et al. p. 10 fig. 8–9 |
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†Pengxianpus yulinensis Wang et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| B. Wang et al. 2016 | medium to large, bipedal, tridactyl track, footprint 24 cm long and 19 cm wide, longer than wide, pads clear, claw imprint faint, digit broad, the ratio of width to length of digits variable between 0.27 and 0.40, no hallux, no tail trace (Figs. 8, 9). |
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| Reference: Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Jurassic or 201.40000 to 174.70000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Jurassic | China (Shaanxi) | Pengxianpus yulinensis (type locality: 224366) |