Genus
Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct

Velociraptorichnus

Zhen et al. 1994

Velociraptorichnus is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint. In 2016 based on the 10 centimetres long footprint the animal's size was estimated at 1.2–1.55 meters (3.9–5.1 ft) and 3.9–5.6 kg (8.6–12.3 lb).

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
9
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
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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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Dromaeosauridae Family
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Velociraptorichnus Genus
Fossil sites 9 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
8
🇵🇱 Poland
1
Geological formations
Xiaoba
2
Jiaguan
2
Houcheng
1
Tuchengzi
1
Tianjialou
1
Shaxian
1
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
1
Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 Ma)
1
Albian (113.2–100.5 Ma)
3
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
2
Valanginian (137.05–132.6 Ma)
1
Berriasian (143.1–137.05 Ma)
1
Species (2)
Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis 126 Ma
Velociraptorichnus zhangi 143 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
S. Zhen, J. Li, and B. Zhang, W. Chen, S. Zhu. 1994. Dinosaur and bird footprints from the Lower Cretaceous of Emei County, Sichuan, China. Memoirs of Beijing Natural History Museum 54:105-120
Bibliography (9)
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 ↗
L. Xing, M. G. Lockley, and T. Du, L. Zhang, H. Klein, A. Romilio, W. S. Persons, K. Wang, Z. Li, X. Wan. 2020. Dinosaur tracks from the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary Tuchengzi Formation (Hebei Province, China) used as building stones in the Chengde imperial summer resort: age, ichnology, and . Cretaceous Research 107 DOI ↗
L. Xing, M. G. Lockley, and K. Tong, G. Peng, A. Romilio, H. Klein, W. S. Persons, Y. Ye, S. Jiang. 2019. A diversified dinosaur track assemblage from the Lower Cretaceous Xiaoba Formation of Sichuan Province, China: implications for ichnological database and census studies. Cretaceous Research 96:120-134 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, G. Yand, J. Zhang, G. Peng, Y. Ye, W. S. Persons, X. Yin, T. Xu. 2016. A diverse saurischian (theropod–sauropod) dominated footprint assemblage from the Lower Cretaceous Jiaguan Formation in the Sichuan Basin, southwestern China: A new ornithischian ichnotaxon, pterosaur tracks and an unusual sauropod walking pattern. Cretaceous Research 60:176-193 DOI ↗
G. D. Gierlinski. 2015. New dinosaur footprints from the Upper Cretaceous of Poland in the light of paleogeographic context. Ichnos 22(3–4):220-226 DOI ↗
L.-D. Xing, M. G. Lockley, and G. Yang, X. Xu, J. Cao, H. Klein, W. S. Persons, H.-J. Shen, X.-M. Zheng. 2015. Unusual deinonychosaurian track morphology (Velociraptorichnus zhangi n. ichnosp.) from the Lower Cretaceous Xiaoba Formation, Sichuan Province, China. Palaeoworld 24:283-292 DOI ↗
R. Li, M. G. Lockley, and P. J. Makovicky, M. Matsukawa, M. A. Norell, J. D. Harris, M. Liu. 2007. Behavioral and faunal implications of Early Cretaceous deinonychosaur trackways from China. Naturwissenschaften DOI ↗
S. Zhen, J. Li, and B. Zhang, W. Chen, S. Zhu. 1994. Dinosaur and bird footprints from the Lower Cretaceous of Emei County, Sichuan, China. Memoirs of Beijing Natural History Museum 54:105-120