List of dinosaur ichnogenera

Last updated June 10, 2024

This list of dinosaur ichnogenera is a comprehensive listing of all ichnogenera that have been attributed to dinosaurs, excluding class Aves (birds, both living and those known only from fossils) and purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted ichnogenera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful ( nomen dubium ), or were not formally published ( nomen nudum ), as well as junior synonyms of more established names, and ichnogenera that are no longer attributed to dinosaurs.

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There is no official, canonical list of dinosaur ichnogenera. An extensive list can be found in an appendix to Donald F. Glut's third supplement to his series of dinosaur encyclopedias (2003).^[1] The vast majority of citations are based on Glut's list; exceptions, such as more recent ichnotaxa, are noted. Synonymies are also after Glut.

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Ichnogenus	Classification	Age Range	Location
Abelichnus	Carnosaur	99.6 - 93.5 Ma	Argentina
Amblydactylus	Iguanodontid	112.6 to 94.3 Ma	USA Canada Australia
Anatrisauropus	Saurischian?	201.6 to 189.6 Ma	Lesotho
Anomoepus	Ornithopod	221.5 to 94.3 Ma	Australia Canada Poland USA China Lesotho Italy
Anticheiropus	Saurischian	201.6 to 196.5 Ma	USA
Apatichnus	Ornithopod	201.6 to 196.5 Ma	USA
Argoides	Saurischian	221.5 to 196.5 Ma	USA

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Ichnogenus	Classification	Age Range	Location
Bonaparteichnium	Iguanodont	99.7 to 94.3 Ma	Argentina
Bressanichnus	Non-Avian Coelurosaur	99.7 to 94.3 Ma	Argentina
Breviparopus	Sauropod	167.7 to 150.8 Ma	Morocco Switzerland
Brontopodus	Sauropod	201.6 to 85.8 Ma	Morocco Switzerland Spain Poland Chile China Portugal USA Australia South Korea
Byakudansauropus	Theropod	140.2 to 125.45 Ma	Japan

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Ichnogenus	Classification	Age Range	Location
Camptosaurichnus	Ornithopod	150.8 to 145.5 Ma	Chile
Caririchnium	Ornithopod	125.45 to 70.6 Ma	Brazil China Japan South Korea Thailand USA
Carmelopodus	Theropod	167.7 to 164.7 Ma	USA England
Ceratopsipes	Ceratopsian	71 Ma	USA
Changpeipus	Theropod (Carnosaur)	175.6 to 112.6 Ma	Australia China
Characichnos	Theropod	205.6 to 99.7 Ma	USA China
Coelurosaurichnus	Theropod	235.0 to 145.5 Ma	France Germany Italy Slovakia USA Tajikistan
Columbosauripus	Non-Avian Coelurosaur	99.7 to 94.3 Ma	Canada
Corvipes	Ornithopod	201.6 to 196.5 Ma	USA

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Ichnogenus	Classification	Age Range	Location
Dakotasaurus	Ornithopod	112.6 to 94.3 Ma	USA
Defarrariischnium	Non-Avian Coelurosaur	99.7 to 94.3 Ma	Argentina
Delatorrichnus	Ornithischian	164.7 to 155.7 Ma	Argentina Poland
Deltapodus	Ornithischian	175.6 to 66 Ma	China Portugal India England Spain
Dilophosauripus	Theropod	196.5 to 183.0 Ma	USA France
Dinehichnus	Ornithopod	155.7 to 150.8 Ma	USA Portugal Poland
Dromaeopodus	Dromaeosaur	130.0 to 70.6 Ma	China Bolivia
Dromaeosauripus	Dromaeosaur	130.0 to 125.45 Ma	South Korea

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Ichnogenus	Classification	Age Range	Location
Elephantopoides	Sauropod?	155.7 to 150.8 Ma	Germany
Eubrontes	Theropod	Late Triassic to Early Jurassic	France Poland Slovakia Czech Republic Italy Spain Sweden Australia USA India China
Eutynichnium	Tetanuran	164.7 to 155.7 Ma	Portugal

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Ichnogenus	Classification	Age Range	Location
Farlowichnus	Theropod	Late Cretaceous (Berriasian–Hauterivian)	Brazil

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Ichnogenus	Classification	Age Range	Location
Garbina	Stegosaur	175.6 to 125.45 Ma	Australia
Gigantosauropus	Sauropod?	155.7 to 150.8 Ma	Spain
Grallator	Theropod	221.5 to 99.7 Ma	Australia Brazil France Slovakia Algeria Sweden Iran USA Italy Canada Tajikistan China India Lesotho Morocco Poland England Scotland Hungary Zimbabwe Niger
Gregaripus	Ornithischian	221.5 to 205.6 Ma	USA
Gypsichnites	Iguanodontid	112.6 to 99.7 Ma \|	Canada USA

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Ichnogenus	Classification	Age Range	Location
Hadrosaurichnus	Hadrosaur	70.6 to 66.043 Ma	Argentina Peru Romania
Hadrosaurichnoides ^[2]	Nomen dubium		Spain
Hispanosauropus	Theropod	155.7 to 150.8 Ma	Spain USA
Hopiichnus	Ornithomimid	196.5 to 183.0 Ma	USA
Hunanpus	Carnosaur	99.7 to 66.043 Ma	China
Hypsiloichnus	Ornithopod	125.45 to 112.6 Ma	USA

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Ichnogenus	Classification	Age Range	Location
Iguanodonichnus	Sauropod	150.8 to 66.043 Ma	Romania Chile
Iguanodonopus	Theropod	125.45 to 89.3 Ma	China
Iguanodontipus	Ornithopod	155.7 to 125.45 Ma	Germany Spain
Iranosauripus	Theropod	201.6 to 183.0 Ma	Iran
Irenesauripus	Tetanuran	150.8 to 70.6 Ma	Canada USA Poland
Irenichnites	Non-Avian Coelurosaur	109.0 to 105.3 Ma	Canada USA

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Ichnogenus	Classification	Age Range	Location
Jialingpus	Theropod	161.2 to 145.5 Ma	China
Jurabrontes	Theropod	155.7 to 150.8 Ma	Switzerland

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Ichnogenus	Classification	Age Location	Location
Kayentapus	Theropod	221.5 to 155.7 Ma	Australia China Hungary Italy Japan Lesotho Poland Slovakia Sweden USA
Komlosaurus	Ornithischian	196.5 to 189.6 Ma	Hungary
Koreanosauripus	Sauropodomorph	Uncertain age	South Korea
Kuwajimasauropus	Theropod	145.5 to 140.2 Ma	Japan

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Ichnogenus	Classification	Age Range	Location
Ligabueichnium	Ankylosaur	84.9 to 70.6 Ma	Bolivia
Limayichnus	Iguanodontid	99.7 to 94.3 Ma	Argentina
Luluichnus	Stegosaur	140.2 to 125.45 Ma	Australia

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Ichnogenus	Classification	Age Range	Location
Macropodosaurus	Basal Tetanuran	105.3 to 70.6 Ma	Poland Tajikistan
Mafatrisauropus	Carnosaur	221.5 to 189.6 Ma	Lesotho
Magnoavipes	Non-Avian Coelurosaur	99.7 to 94.3 Ma	USA China
"Malakhelisaurus"	Sauropod	Middle Jurassic	Pakistan
Megalosauripus	Theropod	201.6 to 125.45 Ma	Morocco Germany Tajikistan Portugal Spain Turkmenistan USA
Megalosauropus	Carnosaur	125.45 to 99.7 Ma	Australia Croatia Portugal USA
Minisauripus	Theropod	125.45 to 99.7 Ma	China South Korea
Moraesichnium	Carnosaur	145.5 to 130.0 Ma	Brazil
Moyenisauropus	Ornithopod	201.6 to 196.5 Ma	Lesotho Poland

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Ichnogenus	Classification	Age Range	Location
Navahopus	Saurischian	189.6 to 175.6 Ma	USA
Neoanomoepus	Ornithopod	145.5 to 140.2 Ma	Canada Thailand
Neotripodiscus	Coelurosaur	201.3 to 174.1 Ma	Lesotho

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Ichnogenus	Classification	Age Range	Location
Oobardjidama	Sauropod	140.2 to 125.45 Ma	Australia
Orcauichnites	Iguanodontid	70.6 to 66.043 Ma	Spain
Ornithomimipus	Non-Avian Coelurosaur	125.45 to 66.043 Ma	USA Peru Canada
Ornithopodichnites	Ornithopod	70.6 to 66.043 Ma	Spain
Ornithopodichnus	Iguanodontid	112.6 to 70.6 Ma	Poland South Korea
Otozoum	Sauropodomorph	221.5 to 175.6 Ma	Germany Lesotho England USA Canada

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Ichnogenus	Classification	Age Range	Location
Parabrontopodus	Sauropod	201.6 to 112.6 Ma	Chile Croatia China France Italy Spain Switzerland Poland Portugal Romania USA
Parachirotherium	Theropod	235.0 to 221.5 Ma	Germany
Paragrallator	Theropod	145.5 to 99.7 Ma	China
Platypterna	Saurischian	201.6 to 189.6 Ma	USA
Plesiornis	Theropod?	221.5 to 196.5 Ma	USA
Plesiothornipus	Theropod	235.0 to 201.6 Ma	England
Pseudotetrasauropus	Sauropodomorph	221.5 to 201.6 Ma	Italy UK Lesotho USA
Pseudotrisauropus	Sauropodomorph?	196.5 to 189.6 Ma	Lesotho

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Ichnogenus	Classification	Age Range	Location
Rotundichnus	Sauropod	145.5 to 140.2 Ma	Germany

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Ichnogenus	Classification	Age Range	Location
Salfitichnus	Carnosaur	70.6 to 66.043 Ma	Argentina
Saltopoides	Theropoda	205.6 to 201.6 Ma	France
"Samanadrinda"	Megalosauroid?	Middle Jurassic	Pakistan
Sarmientichnus	Ceratosaur?	164.7 to 155.7 Ma	Argentina
Satapliasaurus	Compsognathid?	175.6 to 130.0 Ma	England Georgia
Saurexallopus	Therizinosaur?	70.6 to 66.043 Ma	Poland USA
Saurichnium	Saurischian	201.6 to 175.6 Ma	Namibia
Sauropodichnus	Saurischian?	145.5 to 94.3 Ma	Argentina Spain
Sauropus	Theropod	201.6 to 196.5 Ma	USA
Seakatrisauropus	Sauropod?	201.6 to 189.6 Ma	Lesotho
Selenichnus	Theropod	201.6 to 196.5 Ma	USA
Shenmuichnus	Ornithopod	201.6 to 175.6 Ma	China
Shiraminesauropus	Ornithopod	145.5 to 130.0 Ma	Japan
Siamopodus	Theropod	201.6 to 196.5 Ma	Thailand
Sillimanius	Saurischian?	201.6 to 189.6 Ma	USA
Sinoichnites	Saurischian?	175.6 to 161.2 Ma	China
Skartopus	Theropod	99.7 to 94.3 Ma	Australia
Sousaichnium	Iguanodontid	145.5 to 94.3 Ma	Argentina Brazil
Staurichnium	Ornithopod	145.5 to 130.0 Ma	Brazil
Stenonyx	Theropod	201.6 to 196.5 Ma	USA Poland
Steropoides	Saurischian	201.6 to 196.5 Ma	USA

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Ichnogenus	Classification	Age Range	Location
Taponichnus	Hadrosaur	70.6 to 66.043 Ma	Argentina
Taupezia	Theropod	145.5 to 140.2 Ma	England
Telosichnus	Hadrosaur	70.6 to 66.043 Ma	Argentina
Teratopodus ^[3]	Titanosaur	83 to 74.5 Ma	Argentina
Tetrapodium	Saurischian	201.6 to 175.6 Ma	Namibia
Tetrapodosaurus	Ankylosaurian	112.6 to 94.3 Ma	USA Canada
Tetrasauropus	Prosauropod	235.0 to 217.9 Ma	Argentina Lesotho USA Switzerland
Therangospodus	Theropod	155.7 to 125.45 Ma	Argentina Spain China Portugal USA Turkmenistan
Tuojiangpus	Theropod	175.6 to 161.2 Ma	China
Tyrannosauripus	Tyrannosaurin	70.6 to 66.043 Ma	USA
Tyrannosauropus	Hadrosaurid	83.6 to 72.1 Ma	USA

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Ichnogenus	Classification	Age Range	Location
Velociraptorichnus	Dromaeosaur	125.45 to 70.6 Ma	China Poland

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Ichnogenus	Classification	Age Range	Location
Walmadanyichnus	Ornithischian	140.2 to 125.45 Ma	Australia
Wildeichnus	Theropod	155.7 to 150.8 Ma	Argentina Poland
Wintonopus	Ornithopod	140.2 to 94.3 Ma	Australia

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Ichnogenus	Classification	Age Range	Location
Xiangxipus	Carnosaur	99.7 to 66.043 Ma	China
Xiuningpus	Compsognathid?	99.7 to 66.043 Ma	China

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Yangtzepus	Theropod	140.2 to 125.45 Ma	Australia
Yunnanpus	Theropod?	94.3 to 85.8 Ma	China

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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.

Brontopodus is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint. The footprint has diplodocid form, but four toes when almost every diplodocid has no more than three. This leaves Dyslocosaurus as the only known genus capable of producing the footprints. In 2020 Molina-Perez and Larramendi estimated the size of an individual at 23.7 meters (78 ft) and 32 tonnes based on the 1.1 m (3.6 ft) long footprint that was found in Texas.

Caririchnium is an ichnogenus of ornithopod dinosaur footprint, belonging to either derived iguanodonts or basal hadrosauroids. It includes the species Caririchnium lotus from Lower Cretaceous Jiaguan Formation and C. protohadrosaurichnos from Upper Cretaceous Woodbine Formation. Specimens are also known from the Lower Cretaceous El Castellar Formation and Camarillas Formations.

Dakotasaurus is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint.

Deltapodus is an ichnogenus of footprint produced by a stegosaurian dinosaur According to the main Stegosauria article:

Hadrosaurichnus is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint.

Ichnites is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint.

Iranosauripus is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint discovered in Iran that supposedly belonged to a theropod. Iranosauripus supposedly existed during Middle Triassic-Early Jurassic, although the first true dinosaurs, such as Eoraptor, did not exist until the Late Triassic. The type ichnospecies, I. zerabensis was named in 1975.

Iguanodontipus is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint.

Orcauichnites is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint.

Ornithopodichnites is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint.

Pseudotetrasauropus is an ichnogenus of sauropod dinosaur footprint from the Elliot Formation of Lesotho and South Africa. In 2020 based on the 60 cm long footprint Molina-Pérez and Larramendi estimated the size of the animal at 9.1 meters and 2 tonnes.

Rotundichnus is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint. The ichnospecies Rotundichnus muchehagensis dates to the early lower Cretaceous in central Laurasia and the largest footprint, that was 87 cm (2.85 ft) long, belongs to an individual that measured 21.5 meters (70.5 ft) and weighed 36.5 tonnes.

Shensipus is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint. They were described from footprints found in Jiaoping Coal Mine by C. C. Young in 1966, which are part of the Zhiluo Formation. The genus was suggested in 2015 to be a synonym of Anomoepus.

Shiraminesauropus is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint.

Sousaichnium is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint.

Staurichnium is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint.

Tetrapodosaurus is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint.

Wintonopus is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint. Its footprints have been found at Lark Quarry in Queensland Australia. The genus is named after the Winton Formation in which the tracks were found. Other tracks were found in the Broome Sandstone of Dampier Peninsula, Western Australia.

Xiangxipus is an ichnogenus of dinosaur from ichnofamily Eubrontidae. Footprints of this dinosaur are found only in Cretaceous deposits of China in Xiangxi, Jiuquwan mine tracksite (HV). These deposits were dated at 99.7 to 66.043 Ma.

References

↑ Glut, Donald F. (2003). "Appendix: Dinosaur Tracks and Eggs" . Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia. 3rd Supplement. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 613–652. ISBN 0-7864-1166-X.
↑ Díaz-Martínez, Ignacio; Pereda-Suberbiola, Xabier; Pérez-Lorente, Félix; Canudo, José Ignacio (2015-02-12). "Ichnotaxonomic Review of Large Ornithopod Dinosaur Tracks: Temporal and Geographic Implications". PLOS ONE. 10 (2): e0115477. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1015477D. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115477 . ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4326173 . PMID 25674787.
↑ Tomaselli, María Belén; Ortiz David, Leonardo Daniel; González Riga, Bernardo Javier; Coria, Juan Pedro; Mercado, Claudio Ramón; Guerra, Mauricio; Sánchez Tiviroli, Germán (2022-01-01). "New titanosaurian sauropod tracks with exceptionally well-preserved claw impressions from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina". Cretaceous Research. 129: 104990. Bibcode:2022CrRes.12904990T. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2021.104990. ISSN 0195-6671. S2CID 238695181.

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[DFG03-1] Glut, Donald F. (2003). "Appendix: Dinosaur Tracks and Eggs" . Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia. 3rd Supplement. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 613–652. ISBN 0-7864-1166-X.

[2] Díaz-Martínez, Ignacio; Pereda-Suberbiola, Xabier; Pérez-Lorente, Félix; Canudo, José Ignacio (2015-02-12). "Ichnotaxonomic Review of Large Ornithopod Dinosaur Tracks: Temporal and Geographic Implications". PLOS ONE. 10 (2): e0115477. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1015477D. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115477 . ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4326173 . PMID 25674787.

[3] Tomaselli, María Belén; Ortiz David, Leonardo Daniel; González Riga, Bernardo Javier; Coria, Juan Pedro; Mercado, Claudio Ramón; Guerra, Mauricio; Sánchez Tiviroli, Germán (2022-01-01). "New titanosaurian sauropod tracks with exceptionally well-preserved claw impressions from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina". Cretaceous Research. 129: 104990. Bibcode:2022CrRes.12904990T. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2021.104990. ISSN 0195-6671. S2CID 238695181.

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