Jialingpus is an ichnogenus of dinosaur, likely a theropod.[1] Its footprints have been found in the Feitianshan Formation, a low-energy lake formation. Holotype is SCFP-24, which was found in Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)-aged Yuechi tracksite at Huanglong, China.[2] These footprints were found within the vicinity of those of the smaller theropod Minisauripus, meaning that Jialingpus likely hunted Minisauripus.[3]
| Jialingpus Temporal range: Oxfordian - Cenomanian
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| Footprints of Jialingpus yuechiensis | |
Trace fossil classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Ichnogenus: | †Jialingpus Zhen, Li & Zhen, 1983 |
| Type ichnospecies | |
| †Jialingpus yuechiensis Zhen et al., 1983
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See also
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References
edit- ^ L. D. Xing, M. G. Lockley, H. Klein, G. D. Gierlinski, J. D. Divay, S. M. Hu, J. P. Zhang, Y. Ye, and Y. P. He (2014). "The non-avian theropod track Jialingpus from the Cretaceous of the Ordos Basin, China, with a revision of the type material: Implications for ichnotaxonomy and trackmaker morphology". 23 (2): 187-199. doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2013.12.001.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Zhen, S. (1986). The dinosaur footprints in China. In D. D. Gillette (ed.), First International Symposium on Dinosaur Tracks and Traces. Abstracts with Program 27
- ^ 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.
Further reading
edit- M. G. Lockley, J. Li, R. Li, M. Matsukawa, J.D. Harris and L. Xing. 2013. A review of the tetrapod track record in China, with special reference to type ichnospecies: implications for ichnotaxonomy and paleobiology. Acta Geologica Sinica 87(1):1-2
- Y. Tsukiji, Y. Sakai, and Y. Azuma. 2019. Ichnotaxonomic revision of dinosaur tracks from the Lower Cretaceous Tetori Group, Japan. Memoir of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum 18:1-20