Genus
Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct

Dromaeosauripus

Kim et al. 2008

Dromaeosauripus is an ichnogenus of probable dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of Asia and North America. First discovered in South Korea, probable dromaeosaurid footprints described as Dromaeosauripus have been also found in China and the United States. This ichnogenus contains three named ichnospecies from South Korea and China: D. hamanensis, D. jinjuensis and D. yongjingensis.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
7
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Dromaeosauripus
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Lower Triassic fossil footprint (ichnite) of the ichnogenus Chirotherium, probably caused by an early archosaur, and first discovered 1833 in Hildburghausen (Thuringia, Germany). This specimen, however, ist from the Helsby Sandstone of the Storeton Quarry near Liverpool. Its species name is Chirotherium storetonense.[1] © Ballista · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Maniraptora Unranked clade
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Paraves Unranked clade
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Deinonychosauria Infraorder
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Dromaeopodidae Family
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Dromaeosauripus Genus
Fossil sites 7 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
4
🇰🇷 South Korea
2
🇺🇸 United States
1
Geological formations
Jianchuan
1
6
1
Cedar Mountain
1
Tianjialou
1
Haman
1
Jinju
1
Shaxian
1
Temporal distribution
Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 Ma)
1
Albian (113.2–100.5 Ma)
3
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
2
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
1
Species (3)
Dromaeosauripus hamanensis 121 Ma
Dromaeosauripus jinjuensis 120 Ma
Dromaeosauripus yongjingensis 126 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
J. Y. Kim, K. S. Kim, and M. G. Lockley, S. Y. Yang, S. J. Seo, H. I. Choi, J. D. Lim. 2008. New didactyl dinosaur footprints (Dromaeosauripus hamanensis ichnogen. et ichnosp. nov.) from the Early Cretaceous Haman Formation, south coast of Korea. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 262(1–2):72-78 DOI ↗
Bibliography (7)
K. Niu and L. Xing. 2023. The first dinosaur track assemblages from the Upper Cretaceous Shaxian Formation, Fujian Province, southeastern China. Cretaceous Research 146 DOI ↗
B. Wang, J. Li, and Z. Bai, J. Chang, Y. Zhang. 2017. The first discovery of deinonychosaurian tracks from Lower Cretaceous of Chabu, Otog Qi, Inner Mongolia and its significance. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Pekinensis 53(1):81-90 DOI ↗
M. G. Lockley, J. D. Harris, and R. Li, L. Xing, T. van der Lubbe. 2016. Two-toed tracks through time: on the trail of “raptors” and their allies.
L. Xing, M. G. Lockley, and D. Marty, H. Klein, L. G. Buckley, R. T. McCrea, J. Zhang, G. D. Gierlinski, J. D. Divay, Q. Wu. 2013. Diverse dinosaur ichnoassemblages from the Lower Cretaceous Dasheng Group in the Yishu fault zone, Shandong Province, China. Cretaceous Research 45:114-134 DOI ↗
L. Xing, D. Li, and J. D. Harris, P. R. Bell, Y. Azuma, M. Fujita, Y.-N. Lee, P. J. Currie. 2013. A new deinonychosaurian track from the Lower Cretaceous Hekou Group, Gansu Province, China. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 58(4):723-730 DOI ↗
J. Y. Kim, M. G. Lockley, and J. O. Woo, S. H. Kim. 2012. Unusual didactyl traces from the Jinju Formation (Early Cretaceous, South Korea) indicate a new ichnospecies of Dromaeosauripus. Ichnos 19:75-83 DOI ↗
J. Y. Kim, K. S. Kim, and M. G. Lockley, S. Y. Yang, S. J. Seo, H. I. Choi, J. D. Lim. 2008. New didactyl dinosaur footprints (Dromaeosauripus hamanensis ichnogen. et ichnosp. nov.) from the Early Cretaceous Haman Formation, south coast of Korea. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 262(1–2):72-78 DOI ↗