Genus
Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct

Jialingpus

Zhen et al. 1983

Jialingpus is an ichnogenus of dinosaur, likely a theropod. Its footprints have been found in the Feitianshan Formation, a low-energy lake formation. Holotype is SCFP-24, which was found in Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)-aged Yuechi tracksite at Huanglong, China. These footprints were found within the vicinity of those of the smaller theropod Minisauripus, meaning that Jialingpus likely hunted Minisauripus.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
12
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Jialingpus
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Reversed-impression footptints (ichnites) of Jialingpus yuechiensis, on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China. © User:Captmondo · Copyrighted free use · Wikimedia
PBDB Wikipedia
Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Theropoda Unranked clade
Jialingpus Genus
Fossil sites 12 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
12
Geological formations
Hutubihe
3
Luohe
2
Penglaizhen
1
Tuchengzi
1
Feitianshan
1
Lianmuqin
1
Xiguayuan
1
Temporal distribution
Albian (113.2–100.5 Ma)
2
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
2
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
2
Hauterivian (132.6–125.77 Ma)
1
Valanginian (137.05–132.6 Ma)
1
Berriasian (143.1–137.05 Ma)
3
Kimmeridgian (154.8–149.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Jialingpus yuechiensis 162 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
S. Zhen, J. Li, and C. Rao, N. J. Mateer, M. G. Lockley. 1989. A review of dinosaur footprints in China. Dinosaur Tracks and Traces. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
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