Banisterobates Fraser and Olsen 1996 (theropod)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Grallatoridae

Full reference: N. C. Fraser and P. E. Olsen. 1996. A new dinosauromorph ichnogenus from the Triassic of Virginia. Jeffersoniana: Contributions from the Virginia Museum of Natural History 7:1-17

Parent taxon: Grallatoridae according to H. Klein and S. G. Lucas 2021

See also Fraser and Olsen 1996 and Weems 2006

Sister taxa: Anchisauripus, Atreipus, Dilophosauripus, Eubrontes, Grallator, Iguanodonopus, Pengxianpus

Subtaxa: Banisterobates boisseaui

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Type: Banisterobates boisseaui

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Virginia Route 683 tracksite (Triassic of Virginia)

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