Pseudotetrasauropus
| Pseudotetrasauropus Temporal range: Late Triassic,
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| Footprints of Pseudotetrasauropus bipedoida from the Libataolong track site of Lesotho | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | †Sauropodomorpha |
| Ichnofamily: | †Otozoidae |
| Ichnogenus: | † |
Pseudotetrasauropus is an ichnogenus of sauropod dinosaur footprint from the Elliot Formation of Lesotho and South Africa. In 2020 based on the 60 cm (2 ft) long footprint Molina-Pérez and Larramendi estimated the size of the animal at 9.1 meters (30 ft) and 2 tonnes (2.2 short tons).[1]
See also
References
- ^ Molina-Pérez & Larramendi (2020). Dinosaur Facts and Figures The sauropods and Other Sauropodomorphs. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 20. Bibcode:2020dffs.book.....M.
- 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.
