Kayentapus Welles 1971 (theropod)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Synonym: Schizograllator Zhen et al. 1986

Full reference: S. P. Welles. 1971. Dinosaur footprints from the Kayenta Formation of northern Arizona. Plateau 44(1):27-38

Parent taxon: Theropoda according to M. T. Carrano 2023

See also Gierlinski 1996, Hunt and Lucas 2006, Li et al. 2010, Lockley et al. 2013, Lucas et al. 2006, Mietto et al. 2000, Niedźwiedzki 2011, Niedzwiedzki and Pienkowski 2004, Romero Molina et al. 2003, Weems 2006, Weishampel 2006, Welles 1971, Zhen et al. 1986 and Zhen et al. 1989

Sister taxa: Ageroolithus, Allosauroidea, Allosaurus sibiricus, Altispinax, Anchisauripodidae, Archaeornithoididae, Avalonia, Avipoda, Boutakioutichnium, Bradycnemidae, Byakudansauropus, Calamospondylus, Carmelopodus, Chindesaurus, Coeluroidae, Coeluroidea, Compsognatha, Corpulentapus, Daemonosaurus, Deinocheirosauria, Deinodontia, Dilophosaurus, Dispersituberoolithus, Elaphrosaurus iguidiensis, Elongatoolithidae, Embasaurus, Eodromaeus, Erythrovenator, Eubrontes titanopelobatidus, Eubrontidae, Eutynichnium, Fenestrosaurus, Filichnites, Fuscinapedis, Gigandipodidae, Grallatoridae, Gypsichnites, Hadrosaurichnus, Halticosaurus, Herrerasauridae, Himeoolithus, Hispanosauropus, Hunanpus, Iberosauripus, Iranosauripus, Irenesauripus, Itsukisauropus, Jialingpus, Kakuru, Kakuru kujani, Kalohipus, Kuwajimasauropus, Laevisoolithidae, Massospondylus rawesi, Megalosauropus, Megalosaurus cloacinus, Megalosaurus hungaricus, Megalosaurus insignis, Megalosaurus lydekkeri, Megalosaurus obtusus, Megalosaurus pombali, Moraesichnium, Neotheropoda, Nipponoolithus, Oblongoolithidae, Orcauichnites, Ordexallopus, Ornithoides, Ornithopodichnites, Ostafrikasaurus, Ostendichnus, Ovoraptor, Ozraptor, Paleotheropoda, Parachirotheriidae, Paracorpulentapus, Paragrallator, Picunichnus, Plectropus, Poekilopleuron schmidti, Protoavis, Prototrisauropodiscus, Reticuloolithus, Salfitichnus, Sarmientichnus, Saurocephalus monasterii, Sauropodidae, Segisauridae, Selenichnidae, Selenichnus, Shuangbaisaurus, Siamopodus, Sigilmassasauridae, Sinosaurus, Spinosauria, Stillatuberoolithus, Symphypoda, Szechuanosaurus, Tawa, Tetanurae, Therangospodus, Triprismatoolithus, Trisauropodiscidae, Tristraguloolithus, Tubercuoolithus, Unenlagiidae, Vitakrisauria, Wakinosaurus, Wakinyantanka, Walgettosuchus, Wildeichnus, Xiangxipus, Yangtzepus, Yaverlandia, Zanclodon cambrensis, Zanclodon silesiacus, Zanclodontoidae, Zhengichnus, Zhengichnus jinningensis

Subtaxa: Kayentapus ambrokholohali Kayentapus damarensis Kayentapus hailiutuensis Kayentapus hopii Kayentapus minor Kayentapus nananensis Kayentapus otariensis Kayentapus soltykovensis Kayentapus ubacensis Kayentapus xiaohebaensis

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (1 collection)

• Jurassic of China (8), France (1), Hungary (1), Italy (5), Japan (1), Lesotho (4), Namibia (1), Poland (4), Sweden (2), United States (10: Arizona, Massachusetts, Utah)

• Triassic to Jurassic of United States (1: Arizona)

• Triassic of China (1), Poland (1), Slovakia (1), United States (3: Virginia)

Total: 45 collections including 49 occurrences

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