Tetrapodosaurus

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Tetrapodosaurus
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Tetrapodosaurus borealis from the Dunvegan Formation of Canada
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Ichnofamily: Tetrapodosauridae
Ichnogenus: Tetrapodosaurus
Sternberg, 1932

Tetrapodosaurus is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint found in Canada and the United States (Patuxent Formation), likely representing the tracks of a non-ankylosaurid ankylosaur. [1]

Tetrapodosaurus was first identified by Charles Mortram Sternberg in 1932 along the Peace River, [2] and it is characterized by tetradactyl (four-toed) pes prints which were created by non-ankylosaurid ankylosaurs such as 'nodosaurids' and similar taxa. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Arbour, Victoria M.; Lockley, Martin G.; Drysdale, Eamon; Rule, Roy; Helm, Charles W. (2025-04-14). "A new thyreophoran ichnotaxon from British Columbia, Canada confirms the presence of ankylosaurid dinosaurs in the mid Cretaceous of North America". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 44 (5). doi:10.1080/02724634.2025.2451319. ISSN   0272-4634.
  2. C. M. Sternberg. (1932). Dinosaur tracks from Peace River, British Columbia. National Museum of Canada Bulletin 68:59-85