Species
Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct

Kayentapus minor

(Hitchcock 1858)

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
7
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Theropoda Unranked clade
Kayentapus Genus
Kayentapus minor Species
Fossil sites 7 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
7
Geological formations
Bull Run
2
Manassas Sandstone
1
Temporal distribution
Sinemurian (199.5–192.9 Ma)
2
Hettangian (201.4–199.5 Ma)
2
Norian (227.3–205.7 Ma)
3
Synonyms (1)
Stenonyx lateralis subjective synonym of Kayentapus minor
Bibliography
Original description
E. Hitchcock. 1858. Ichnology of New England. A Report on the Sandstone of the Connecticut Valley, Especially its Fossil Footmarks, Made to the Government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts DOI ↗
Bibliography (6)
R. E. Weems. 2006. The manus print of Kayentapus minor: its bearing on the biomechanics and ichnotaxonomy of early Mesozoic saurischian dinosaurs. The Triassic-Jurassic Terrestrial Transition. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 37:369-378
G. Christe and R. E. Weems. 2004. A new Upper Triassic dinosaur & reptile track site, Culpeper Basin, Prince William County, Virginia. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 36(2):96
R. E. Weems. 1992. Are-evaluation of the taxonomy of Newark Supergroup saurischian dinosaur tracks, using extensive statistical data froma recently exposed tracksite near Culpeper, Virginia. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources Publication 119:113-127
R. S. Lull. 1915. Triassic life of the Connecticut Valley. State of Connecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey Bulletin 24:1-285 DOI ↗
C. H. Hitchcock. 1865. Appendix [B]. Descriptive catalogue of the specimens in the Hitchcock Ichnological Cabinet of Amherst College. Supplement to the Ichnology of New England. A Report to the Government of Massachusetts in 1863
E. Hitchcock. 1858. Ichnology of New England. A Report on the Sandstone of the Connecticut Valley, Especially its Fossil Footmarks, Made to the Government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts DOI ↗