Genus
Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct

Therangospodus

Lockley et al. 2000

Therangospodus is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
30
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Theropoda Unranked clade
Therangospodus Genus
Fossil sites 30 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
13
🇨🇳 China
4
🇩🇿 Algeria
4
🇪🇸 Spain
3
🇦🇷 Argentina
2
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1
🇨🇱 Chile
1
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan
1
🇵🇹 Portugal
1
Geological formations
Entrada Sandstone
8
Summerville
3
Tiloula
2
Tuchengzi
2
Agrio
2
Valtos Sandstone
1
Summerville/Bluff Sandstone
1
Majala
1
Temporal distribution
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
2
Hauterivian (132.6–125.77 Ma)
2
Berriasian (143.1–137.05 Ma)
3
Tithonian (149.2–143.1 Ma)
5
Kimmeridgian (154.8–149.2 Ma)
1
Oxfordian (161.5–154.8 Ma)
14
Callovian (165.3–161.5 Ma)
2
Bathonian (168.2–165.3 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Therangospodus pandemicus 165 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
M. G. Lockley, C. A. Meyer, and J. J. Moratalla. 2000. Therangospodus: trackway evidence for the widespread distribution of a Late Jurassic theropod with well-padded feet. GAIA 15:339-353
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