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Grallatoridae

Reptilia - Grallatoridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Anchisauropodidae Lull
1904Grallatoridae Lull p. 494
1915Grallatoridae Lull p. 200
1927Grallatoridae Hitchcock and Grier p. 186
1952Grallatoridae Bock p. 402
1953Grallatoridae Lull p. 152
1957Grallatoridae Baird p. 453
1958Grallatoridae Kuhn p. 22
1966Grallatoridae Kuhn p. 96
1971Grallatoridae Welles p. 29
1974Grallatoridae Ellenberger p. 73
1991Grallatoridae Gierlinski p. 137
1995Iguanodonopus xingfuensis Zhen and et al.
1996Iguanodonopus Zhen and et al.
2000Grallatoridae Mietto et al. p. 66
2009Iguanodontipus xingfuensis Xing et al. pp. 832-833
2010Grallatoridae Li et al. p. 729
2011Iguanodontipus xingfuensis Xing et al. p. 478
2023Grallatoridae Carrano

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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()
Theropoda()
familyGrallatoridae
familyGrallatoridae

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.

Fm. †Grallatoridae Lull 1904
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G. †Anchisauripus Lull 1904
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Subg. †Anchisauripus (Grallator) Olsen 1981
Anchisauripus bibractensis Demathieu 1971
Anchisauripus poolei Bock 1952
Anchisauripus thomasi Sollas 1879
G. †Atreipus Olsen and Baird 1986
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Invalid names: Tridactylus Biron and Dutuit 1981 [synonym]
G. †Banisterobates Fraser and Olsen 1996
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Banisterobates boisseaui Fraser and Olsen 1996
G. †Dilophosauripus Welles 1971
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G. †Eubrontes Hitchcock 1845
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Subg. †Eubrontes (Grallator) Olsen 1981
Eubrontes expansus Hitchcock 1841
Eubrontes fieldi Hitchcock 1858
Eubrontes giganteus Hitchcock 1836
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Invalid names: Eubrontes approximatus Hitchcock 1865 [synonym], Eubrontes divaricatus Hitchcock 1865 [synonym]
Eubrontes glenrosensis Shuler 1935
Eubrontes lyellii Hitchcock 1843
Eubrontes minusculus Hitchcock 1837
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Invalid names: Eubrontes tuberatus Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Plesiornis giganteus Hitchcock 1889 [synonym]
Eubrontes monax Zhen et al. 1986
Eubrontes nianpanshanensis Yang and Yang 1987
Eubrontes nobitai Xing et al. 2021
Eubrontes pareschequier Xing et al. 2009
Eubrontes platypus Hitchcock 1858
Eubrontes sillimani Hitchcock 1843
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Invalid names: Anchisauripus dananus Hitchcock 1845 [synonym], Ornithichnites cuneatus Hitchcock 1837 [synonym], Otouphepus minor Lull 1915 [synonym]
Eubrontes tatricus Michalík and Sykora 1976
Eubrontes veillonensis Lapparent and Montenat 1967
Invalid names: Brontozoum Hitchcock 1847 [synonym], Eubrontes xiyangensis Zhen et al. 1986 [nomen dubium], Fulicopus Hitchcock 1845 [synonym], Gigandipus Hitchcock 1855 [synonym], Hyphepus Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Ichnites Haubold 1971 [synonym], Lufengopus Lü et al. 2006 [synonym], Lufengopus dongi Lü et al. 2006 [nomen dubium], Megaichnites Yang and Yang 1987 [synonym], Megaichnites jizhaoshiensis Yang and Yang 1987 [nomen dubium], Ornithichnites Hitchcock 1836 [synonym], Otouphepus Cushman 1904 [synonym], Paracoelurosaurichnus Zhen et al. 1986 [synonym], Tuojiangpus Yang and Yang 1987 [synonym], Tuojiangpus shuinanensis Yang and Yang 1987 [nomen dubium], Weiyuanpus Gao 2007 [synonym], Youngichnus Zhen et al. 1986 [synonym], Zizhongpus Yang and Yang 1987 [synonym], Zizhongpus wumaensis Yang and Yang 1987 [nomen dubium]
G. †Grallator Hitchcock 1858
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Subg. †Grallator (Grallator) Olsen and Galton 1984
Grallator andeolensis Gand et al. 2000
Grallator angustidigitus Ellenberger 1970
Grallator anietangensis Li et al. 2022
Grallator crassidigitus Ellenberger 1970
Grallator cursorius Hitchcock 1858
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Invalid names: Ornithichnites parallelus Hitchcock 1837 [synonym]
Grallator damanei Ellenberger 1970
Grallator deambulator Ellenberger 1970
Grallator digitigradus Ellenberger 1972
Grallator emeiensis Zhen et al. 1994
Grallator graciosus Ellenberger 1970
Grallator lacunensis Ellenberger 1970
Grallator lambereshei Ellenberger 1970
Grallator leribeensis Ellenberger 1970
Grallator lescurei Demathieu 1990
Grallator limnosus Zhen et al. 1986
Grallator limosus Zhen et al. 1986
Grallator matsiengensis Ellenberger 1970
Grallator maximus Lapparent and Montenat 1967
Grallator minimus Ellenberger 1970
Grallator minor Lull 1915
Grallator mokanametsongensis Ellenberger 1974
Grallator molapoi Ellenberger 1970
Grallator morijensis Ellenberger 1970
Grallator moshoeshoei Ellenberger 1970
Grallator olonensis Lapparent and Montenat 1967
Grallator palustris Ellenberger 1970
Grallator pingchuanensis Li et al. 2019
Grallator princeps Ellenberger 1970
Grallator rapidus Ellenberger 1972
Grallator rectilineus Ellenberger 1970
Grallator rectus Hitchcock and Grier 1927
Grallator sauclierensis Demathieu and Sciau 1992
Grallator socialis Ellenberger 1970
Grallator ssatoi Yabe et al. 1940
Grallator tenuis Hitchcock 1858
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Invalid names: Anchisauripus hitchcocki Lull 1904 [synonym], Atreipus acadianus Olsen and Baird 1986 [synonym], Grallator cuneatus Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Grallator formosus Hitchcock 1858 [synonym]
Grallator tuberosus Hitchcock 1836
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Invalid names: Anchisauripus exsertus Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Atreipus metzneri Heller 1952 [synonym], Atreipus milfordensis Bock 1952 [synonym], Brontozoum loxonyx Hitchcock 1848 [synonym], Brontozoum validum Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Grallator gracilis Hitchcock 1837 [synonym], Otouphepus magnificus Cushman 1904 [synonym], Plesiornis mirabilis Hitchcock 1865 [synonym]
Grallator variabilis Lapparent and Montenat 1967
Grallator yangi Lii and Zhang 2000
Grallator yemiaoxiensis Yang and Yang 1987
Invalid names: Aetonychopus Ellenberger 1972 [synonym], Agialopous Branson and Mehl 1932 [synonym], Chongqingpus Yang and Yang 1987 [synonym], Chongqingpus microiscus Yang and Yang 1987 [nomen dubium], Chuanchengpus Yang and Yang 1987 [synonym], Grallator anserinum Gürich 1926 [nomen dubium], Kainotrisauropus Ellenberger 1970 [synonym], Plastisauropus Ellenberger 1972 [synonym], Prototrisauropus Ellenberger 1965 [synonym], Qemetrisauropus Ellenberger 1970 [synonym]
G. †Pengxianpus Yang and Yang 1987
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Pengxianpus cifengensis Yang and Yang 1987
Pengxianpus yulinensis Wang et al. 2016
Invalid names: Anchisauropodidae Lull 1904 [synonym], Iguanodonopus Zhen 1996 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. S. Lull 1904Small bipedal forms; footprint tridactyl, limbs very long; no manus nor caudal impression.
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 Smithian to the top of the Campanian or 251.30000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (460 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Utah) Grallator sp., Eubrontes sp. (105542)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Morocco (Marrakech-Safi) Atreipus sp. (199901)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Anchisauripus sp. (31310)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0France (Rhône-Alpes) Grallator sp. (199929)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0France (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) Anchisauripus bibractensis (62183 68222 68906 199909 199928) Anchisauripus sp. (28462) Anchisauripus sp., Anchisauripus bibractensis (62182 68226) Dinosauria indet. (24834)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0France (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) Anchisauripus bibractensis (28092)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Canada (Nova Scotia) Atreipus acadianus, Anchisauripus milfordensis (55416)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Morocco (Marrakech-Safi) Dinosauria indet. (34701) Eubrontes sp. (205518 230183) Grallator sp. (230179 230180 230181 230182) Grallatoridae indet. (195710 205534) Grallatoridae indet., Eubrontes sp. (205528)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0France Grallator sp. (55316 68224)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy (Toscana) Grallator pisanus (68779)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5South Korea (Gyeongsangnam-do) Grallator sp. (219899)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (New Mexico) Theropoda indet. (52161)
Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian113.0 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Ornithoidichnites giganteus (232275)
Albian - Coniacian113.0 - 86.3China (Fujian) Grallatoridae indet. (229370)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0USA (Arkansas) Eubrontes glenrosensis (223076)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0USA (Texas) Dinosauria indet. (52540) Eubrontes sp. (51421) Irenesauripus glenrosensis (57674) Irenesauripus sp. (52148) Theropoda indet. (52339 52532 52535 52537 52538)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5China (Jilin) Theropoda indet. (55193)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian99.6 - 89.8Argentina (Neuquén) Coelurosauria indet. (85571)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Colorado) Grallator sp. (156036)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Alaska) Grallator sp. (44848)