Anatrisauropus is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint, possibly belonging to a saurischian.[2] It has only been discovered in Lesotho (Molteno Formation and Karoo Basin). Three ichnospecies are known: A. camisardi, A. ginsburgi[1] and A. hereroensis; all of which were named by Paul Ellenberger between 1965 and 1972.
| Anatrisauropus Temporal range: Late Triassic-Early Jurassic,
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Trace fossil classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Ichnogenus: | †Anatrisauropus Ellenberger, 1965 |
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| †Anatrisauropus camisardi Ellenberger, 1965
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b P. Ellenberger. 1970. The paleontological levels of first appearance of primoridal mammals in South Africa and their ichnology. Establishment of detailed stratigraphic zones in the Stormberg of Lesotho (South Africa) (Triassic Superior to Jurassic) [The paleontological levels of the first appearance of primordial mammals in southern Africa and their ichnology. Establishment of detailed stratigraphic zones in the Stormberg of Lesotho (southern Africa) (Upper Triassic to Jurassic). In: S. H. Haughton (ed.), Second Symposium on Gondwana Stratigraphy and Paleontology, International Union of Geological Sciences. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria 343-370
- ^ Glut, Donald F. (2003). "Appendix: Dinosaur Tracks and Eggs". Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia. 3rd Supplement. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 613–652. ISBN 0-7864-1166-X.
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