Anchisauripus thomasi Sollas 1879 (theropod)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Grallatoridae

Alternative combinations: Brontozoum thomasi, Coelurosaurichnus thomasi

Full reference: W. J. Sollas. 1879. On some three-toed footprints from the Triassic conglomerate of south Wales. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 35:511-515

Belongs to Anchisauripus according to H. Haubold 1971

See also Beasley 1904, Demathieu and Haubold 1972, Howe 1994, Kuhn 1963, North 1928, Sollas 1879 and Winkler 1886

Sister taxa: Anchisauripus (Grallator), Anchisauripus australis, Anchisauripus bibractensis, Anchisauripus gwyneddensis, Anchisauripus poolei

Type specimen: NMW acc. [26. 134], [26. 135], a footprint. Its type locality is Scorlon Quarry, Newton Nottage, which is in a Triassic terrestrial limestone in the United Kingdom.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Scorlon Quarry, Newton Nottage

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