Species
Formal taxon Extinct

Metatetrapous valdensis

Nopcsa 1923

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Parapredentata Unranked clade
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Saphornithischia Unranked clade
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Prionodontia Unranked clade
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Genasauria Unranked clade
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Thyreophora Unranked clade
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Thyreophoroidea Superfamily
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Eurypoda Unranked clade
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Ankylosauria Unranked clade
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Metatetrapous Genus
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Metatetrapous valdensis Species
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇩🇪 Germany
2
Geological formations
Bückeberg
2
Temporal distribution
Berriasian (143.1–137.05 Ma)
2
Synonyms (1)
Metatetrapous valdense subjective synonym of Metatetrapous valdensis
Bibliography
Original description
M. Avanzini and F. M. Petti. 2008. Updating the dinosaur tracksites from the Lower Jurassic Calcari Grigi Group (Southern Alps, northern Italy). Studi Trentini di Scienze Naturali, Acta Geologica 83:289-301
Bibliography (2)
J. J. Hornung and M. Reich. 2014. Metatetrapous valdensis Nopcsa, 1923 and the Presence of Ankylosaur Tracks (Dinosauria: Thyreophora) in the Berriasian (Early Cretaceous) of Northwestern Germany. Ichnos 21(1):1-18 DOI ↗
S. Sachs and J. J. Hornung. 2013. Ankylosaur remains from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) of northwestern Germany. PLoS One 8(4):e60571:1-7 DOI ↗