Genus
Ichnogenus Extinct

Hispanosauropus

Mensink and Mertmann 1984

Hispanosauropus is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint known from the Late Jurassic of Spain and North America.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
3
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Hispanosauropus
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3D model of first track of trackway shown. Left. Orthofoto; right: Heightmap © Jens N. Lallensack · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Hispanosauropus Genus
Fossil sites 3 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇪🇸 Spain
2
🇺🇸 United States
1
Geological formations
Morrison
1
Cabaços
1
Tereñes
1
Temporal distribution
Kimmeridgian (154.8–149.2 Ma)
3
Species (1)
Hispanosauropus hauboldi 155 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
H. Mensink and D. Mertmann. 1984. Dinosaurier-Fährten (Gigantosauropus asturiensis n. g. n. sp.; Hispanosauropus hauboldi n. g. n. sp.) im Jura Asturiens bei La Griega und Ribadesella (Spanien). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatshefte 1984(7):405-415
Bibliography (2)
J. R. Foster. 2015. Theropod dinosaur ichnogenus Hispanosauropus identified from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic), western North America. Ichnos 22(3–4):183-191 DOI ↗
H. Mensink and D. Mertmann. 1984. Dinosaurier-Fährten (Gigantosauropus asturiensis n. g. n. sp.; Hispanosauropus hauboldi n. g. n. sp.) im Jura Asturiens bei La Griega und Ribadesella (Spanien). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatshefte 1984(7):405-415