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Grallator socialis

Reptilia - Theropoda - Grallatoridae

Taxonomy
Deuterotrisauropus socialis was named by Ellenberger (1970). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Maphutseng II tracksite (zone A/4), which is in a Norian/Rhaetian terrestrial sandstone/claystone in the Elliot Formation of Lesotho. It is the type species of Deuterotrisauropus.

It was recombined as Grallator socialis by Olsen and Galton (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. pisanus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Deuterotrisauropus socialis Ellenberger p. 346
1972Deuterotrisauropus socialis Ellenberger p. 79
1984Grallator socialis Olsen and Galton p. 109
2011Deuterotrisauropus socialis Lockley et al. p. 335
2021Deuterotrisauropus socialis Klein and Lucas p. 95

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
orderTheropoda
familyGrallatoridae
genusGrallator
speciessocialis()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Grallator socialis Ellenberger 1970
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Ellenberger 1972- PES: Longueur du pied, 200 mm (du doigt II, 95 mm; de III, 115 mm; de IV, 120 mm; de V, ? mm; projection de III en avant du bout des doigts latéraux, 70 mm). Largeur du pied entre l'extrémité des doigts latéraux, 125 mm. Divarication totale II-IV, 42-45° (II-III, 20°; III-IV, 22°). Les coussinets de phalanges sont visibles mais rétrécis, les doigts sont munis de griffes aigües. L'arrière du pied est bien carré à Maphutseng (faux “talon”) . On y discerne les articulations des métatarses avec les 3 doigts médians.
- MANUS: La main n’a jamais touché le sol.
- PISTE: Enjambée, 1,90 m à 2,00 m (Pas = 0,95 m à 1,00 m), Ped, angulatio, 7 à 10°, Ecartement: 0,13 m (de 0,05 à 0,019 m: la démarche se fait avec vivacité et variations dans l'allure.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2004-12-14 12:50:08
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:50:08
Source: o = order
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Sinemurian or 228.00000 to 190.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Lesotho (Mohale's Hoek) Saurischia indet. (type locality: 56020)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Lesotho (Leribe) Deuterotrisauropus socialis (56014)