Erpetopus Moody, 1929

JUNIOR SYNONYM(S): N/A

DESCRIPTION: Tracks of a quadrupedal of small size, with pentadactyl footprints. Regular alternation of manus-pes couples, arranged in close sets, sometimes slightly overlapping. Tracks are usually directed towards midline, manus are slightly more internal. Pes is plantigrade to semidigitigrade, wider than long. Digits are long, thin and pointed. Rectangular sole pad when impressed. Manus is slightly smaller than pes, plantigrade to semidigitigrade, wider than long with digits long, thin and pointed.

BEHAVIOR(S): Repichnia

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS: Continental; terrestrial

POSSIBLE TRACEMAKERS: Early reptiles

GEOLOGIC RANGE: Lower Permian

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES: Moody reference found in Marchetti, 2013

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