Genus
Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct

Zhengichnus

Zhen et al. 1986

Grallator is an ichnogenus which covers a common type of small, three-toed print made by a variety of bipedal theropod dinosaurs. Grallator-type footprints have been found in formations dating from the Early Triassic through to the early Cretaceous periods. They are found in the United States, Canada, Europe, India, Australia, Brazil and China, but are most abundant on the east coast of North America, especially the Triassic and Early Jurassic formations of the northern part of the Newark Supergroup. The name Grallator translates into "stilt walker", although the actual length and form of the trackmaking legs varied by species, usually unidentified. The related term "Grallae" is an ancient name for the presumed group of long-legged wading birds, such as storks and herons. These footprints were given this name by their discoverer, Edward Hitchcock, in 1858.

Temporal range
PBDB occurrences
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Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Zhengichnus
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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory specimen of Ichnogenus Grallator © Safranes at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Theropoda Unranked clade
Zhengichnus Genus
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Bibliography
Original description
S. Zhen, J. Li, and C. Rao. 1986. [Dinosaur footprints of Jinning, Yunnan]. Memoirs of the Beijing Natural History Museum 33:1-19