Anchisauripus gwyneddensis Bock 1952 (theropod)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Grallatoridae

Full reference: W. Bock. 1952. Triassic reptilian tracks and trends of locomotive evolution. Journal of Paleontology 26(3):395-433

Belongs to Anchisauripus according to H. Haubold 1971

See also Baird 1954, Bock 1952, Gand et al. 2000, Kuhn 1958 and Kuhn 1963

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

Type specimen: ANSP 15222, a footprint. Its type locality is Gwynedd Tunnel (track layers), which is in a Norian floodplain claystone in the Lockatong Formation of Pennsylvania.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Gwynedd Tunnel (track layers)

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