Saltosauropus latus Bernier et al. 1984 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudinata

Full reference: P. Bernier, G. Barale, J.-P. Bourseau, E. Buffetaut, G. R. Demathieu, C. Gaillard, J.-C. Gall and S. Wenz. 1984. Decouverte de pistes de dinosaures sauteurs dans les calcaires lithographiques de Cerin (Kimmeridgian Superieur, Ain, France): implications paleoecologiques [Discovery of trackways of hopping dinosaurs in the Cerin lithographic limestones (Upper Kimmeridgian, Ain, France): paleoecological implications]. Géobios, Mémoire Spéciale 8:177-185

Belongs to Saltosauropus according to M. G. Lockley et al. 2010

See also Bernier et al. 1984, Buffetaut et al. 1991 and Leonardi 1997

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Université Claude Bernard 400,002. Its type locality is Cerin Quarry, locality 5, bed 295, which is in a Kimmeridgian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in France.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (7 collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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