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Galinhapodus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Galinhapodus was named by dos Santos et al. (2024). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Sauropoda by dos Santos et al. (2024).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Polyonyx Santos et al.
2024Galinhapodus dos Santos et al. p. 588

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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()
Saurischia()
Sauropoda()
genusGalinhapodus

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.

G. †Galinhapodus dos Santos et al. 2024
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Galinhapodus gomesi Santos et al. 2009
Invalid names: Polyonyx Santos et al. 2009 [replaced]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
V. F. dos Santos et al. 2024As for the type and only known ichnospecies
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesinfrao
Adult length: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult width: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult height: 10 to < 100infrao
Thickness: thickinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Form: sphericalinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: gregariousinfrao
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Diet: herbivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2004-12-14 12:49:10
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:49:10
Source: infrao = infraorder
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Bathonian to the top of the Berriasian or 168.20000 to 137.05000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Portugal (Santarem) Brontopodus sp., Polyonyx sp. (57143)
Tithonian - Berriasian149.2 - 137.05Spain (Castilla y Leon) Polyonyx sp. (219661) Sauropoda indet. (219660)