Kayentapus nananensis Yang and Yang 1987 (theropod)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Alternative combinations: Chongqingpus nananensis, Chongqingpus nanasensis

Full reference: Y. X. Yang and Y. D. Yang. 1987. Sichuan Pen Di Kong Long Zu Yin Hua Shi [Dinosaur Footprints from Mesozoic of Sichuan Basin] 1-30

Belongs to Kayentapus according to M. G. Lockley et al. 2013

See also Gand et al. 2018, Li et al. 2021, Xing et al. 2009, Xing et al. 2013, Xing et al. 2018, Xing et al. 2019, Xing et al. 2021 and Yang and Yang 1987

Sister taxa: Kayentapus ambrokholohali, Kayentapus damarensis, Kayentapus hailiutuensis, Kayentapus hopii, Kayentapus minor, Kayentapus otariensis, Kayentapus soltykovensis, Kayentapus ubacensis, Kayentapus xiaohebaensis

Type specimen: CFNY1, a footprint. Its type locality is Nan'an tracksite, which is in a Bajocian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Shaximiao Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Nan'an tracksite

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