Tetrasauropus Ellenberger 1972


JUNIOR SYNONYM(S): N/A

DESCRIPTION: Plantigrade track with manus and pes impressions. Manus is ⅔ the size of pes and is tetradactyl. Pes is tetradactyl and whose axis is parallel to the trackway’s midline. Pes’ claws are bent inward. Manus is consistently in front of and to the side of the pes.

BEHAVIOR(S): Repichnia

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS: Continental; terrestrial

POSSIBLE TRACEMAKERS: Prosauropod, possibly Yunnanosaurus

GEOLOGIC RANGE: Upper Triassic

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES: Emended by D’Orazi and Nicosia, 2007

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