Genus
Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct

Parachirotherium

Kuhn 1958

Parachirotherium is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
6
Group
Dinosaures
Terrestrial
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Saurischia Unranked clade
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Parachirotherium Genus
Fossil sites 6 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇦 Morocco
6
Geological formations
Timezgadiouine
6
Temporal distribution
Carnian (237–227.3 Ma)
6
Synonyms (1)
Dinosaurichnium subjective synonym of Parachirotherium
Bibliography
Original description
O. Kuhn. 1958. Die Fährten der vorzeitlichen Amphibien und Reptilien [The Tracks of Prehistoric Amphibians and Reptiles] DOI ↗
Bibliography (2)
T. Zouheir, A. Hminna, and H. Klein, A. Lagnaoui, H. Saber, J. W. Schneider. 2018. Unusual archosaur trackway and associated tetrapod ichnofauna from Irohalene member (Timezgadiouine Formation, Late Triassic, Carnian) of the Argana Basin, western High Atlas, Morocco. Historical Biology 32(5):589-601 DOI ↗
A. Lagnaoui, H. Klein, and H. Saber, A. Fekkak, A. Belahmira, J. W. Schneider. 2016. New discoveries of archosaur and other tetrapod footprints from the Timezgadiouine Formation (Irohalene Member, Upper Triassic) of the Argana Basin, western High Atlas, Morocco – ichnotaxonomic implications. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 453:1-9 DOI ↗