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Grallator limosus

Reptilia - Grallatoridae

Taxonomy
Grallator limosus was named by Zhen et al. (1986). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is BPV-FP1, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Xiiyang, Jinning tracksites (BPV), which is in a Hettangian terrestrial horizon in the Fengjiahe Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Grallator limosus Zhen et al. p. 2 fig. 2–3
1989Grallator limnosus Zhen et al. p. 187
2008Grallator limnosus Fujita et al. p. 33
2009Grallator limnosus Xing et al. p. 23
2013Grallator limnosus Lockley et al. p. 6
2014Grallator limnosus Xing et al. p. 344
2017Grallator limnosus Xing et al. p. 115
2021Grallator limnosus Li et al. p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
familyGrallatoridae
genusGrallator
specieslimosus

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.

Grallator limosus Zhen et al. 1986
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. Zhen et al. 1986The same as the characters of the genus (Lull 1904). The length of pes and pace is in a ratio of about 1:3.6. The step-angle is about 147°. The angles between phalanges are II-20°-III-15°-IV. The outline of the footprints is compact.
S. Zhen et al. 1989Bipedal tridactyl tracks, tail trace absent. Claws accuminate, moderately developed. The lengths of the pes and pace are in a ratio of about 1:3.6. The step angle is 147°. The angles between the toes are II-20°-III-15°-IV. Length of footprints is 27.0–28.0 cm anf the width is 17.0–20.0 cm. The pace is 95.0–103.5 cm, and the stride is 190.0 cm.
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: Hettangian or 201.30000 to 199.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3China (Yunnan) Grallator limosus (type locality: 52848)