Kayentapus Welles, 1971


JUNIOR SYNONYM(S): Zizhongpus, Megaichnites

DESCRIPTION: Tridactyl track. Digit II is widest then digit III, then digit IV. Digit II and IV lateral borders are parallel but digit III is curved. Claw impressions are short and blunt with digit II and IV claws turned outward and digit III turned inward. The metatarsal pad is closer to digits II and IV. Angle of divarication between digits II-IV is between 60 to 72 degrees.

BEHAVIOR(S): Repichnia

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS: Continental; terrestrial

POSSIBLE TRACEMAKERS: Therapoda dinosaur

GEOLOGIC RANGE: Upper Triassic

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES: Xing et al., 2011

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