Reptilia - Theropoda - Ornithomimipodidae
Alternative combination: Irenichnites gracilis
Full reference: C. M. Sternberg. 1932. Dinosaur tracks from Peace River, British Columbia. National Museum of Canada Bulletin 68:59-85
Belongs to Ornithomimipus according to H. Haubold 1971
See also Currie and Koppelhus 2015, Harington et al. 2005, Haubold 1974, Kuhn 1963, Lockley et al. 2011, Sternberg 1932, Thulborn 1990 and Thulborn and Wade 1984
Sister taxa: Ornithomimipus angustus, Ornithomimipus jaillardi, Ornithomimipus yuanmuensis
Type specimen: NMC 8552, a footprint. Its type locality is 2 miles upstream from Gething's mine, Peace River Canyon, which is in an Albian terrestrial sandstone/coal in the Gething Formation of Canada.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (4: Alberta, British Columbia collections), United States (1: New Mexico)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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