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Pseudotetrasauropus

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Dinosaur footprint

Pseudotetrasauropus
Temporal range: Late Triassic,
~209.6–208.5 Ma PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Footprints of Pseudotetrasauropus bipedoida from the Libataolong track site of Lesotho
Trace fossil classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Sauropodomorpha
Ichnofamily: Otozoidae
Ichnogenus: Pseudotetrasauropus

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).

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References

  1. Molina-Pérez & Larramendi (2020). Dinosaur Facts and Figures The sauropods and Other Sauropodomorphs. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 20. Bibcode:2020dffs.book.....M.


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