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Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis

Reptilia - Dromaeosauridae

Taxonomy
Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis was named by Zhen et al. (1994). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is CFEC-B-1, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Emei tracksite, Xingfu cliff, Chuanzhu, which is in a Barremian/Albian eolian mudstone/sandstone in the Jiaguan Formation of China. It is the type species of Velociraptorichnus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis Zhen et al. p. 110 fig. 2
2006Velociraptorichunus sichuanensis Li et al. p. 33
2007Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis Li et al.
2008Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis Lockley et al. p. 116
2009Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis Xing et al. p. 667
2011Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis Apesteguía et al. p. 664
2011Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis Mudroch et al. p. 6
2011Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis Xing et al. p. 478
2012Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis Kim et al. pp. 75, 78
2013Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis Lockley et al. p. 11
2013Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis Xing et al. p. 724
2013Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis Xing et al. p. 119
2014Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis Abbassi and Madanipour p. 113
2015Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis Xing et al. p. 284
2016Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis Lockley et al. p. 185
2018Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis Xing et al. p. 11
2019Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis Xing et al. p. 129

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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
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
infraorderDeinonychosauria
familyDromaeosauridae
genusVelociraptorichnus
speciessichuanensis

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.

†Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis Zhen et al. 1994
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. Zhen et al. 1994same as the generic characters.
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: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2005-09-11 17:04:18
Modified: 2005-09-11 19:04:18
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Holtz et al. 2000, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Albian or 125.77000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian - Albian125.77 - 100.5China (Sichuan) Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis (type locality: 60497)
Barremian - Albian125.77 - 100.5China (Shandong) Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis (75918)