Gigandipus is an ichnogenus of theropod dinosaur footprint. It is known from the Norian-Cenomanian and it is most well known from the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site (Moenave Formation) of Utah, where it was likely the apex predator.
Gigandipus Temporal range:
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Early Jurassic (Hettangian)-aged Gigandipus footprint from the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site, Arizona | |
Trace fossil classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Ichnofamily: | †Gigandipodidae |
Ichnogenus: | †Gigandipus Hitchcock, 1845 |
See also
editReferences
editGlut, 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.