Genus
Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct

Pengxianpus

Yang and Yang 1987

Pengxianpus is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
3
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Grallatoridae Family
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Pengxianpus Genus
Fossil sites 3 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
3
Geological formations
Xujiahe
2
Fuxian
1
Temporal distribution
Pliensbachian (192.9–184.2 Ma)
1
Rhaetian (205.7–201.4 Ma)
1
Norian (227.3–205.7 Ma)
1
Species (2)
Pengxianpus cifengensis 206 Ma
Pengxianpus yulinensis 201 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
Y. X. Yang and Y. D. Yang. 1987. Sichuan Pen Di Kong Long Zu Yin Hua Shi [Dinosaur Footprints from Mesozoic of Sichuan Basin] DOI ↗
Bibliography (3)
S. Peng, J. Liu, and M. J. Benton, X. Jin, Z. Shi. 2023. The first dinosaurs in China: dating Late Triassic footprint fossils from the Sichuan Basin. Gondwana Research 117:261-273 DOI ↗
B. Wang, J. Li, and Z. Bai, J. Gao, S. Dong, B. Hu, S. Zhao, J. Chang. 2016. Research on dinoasur footprints in Zizhou, Shaanxi Province, China. Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) 90(1):1-18
M. Matsukawa, M. G. Lockley, and J. Li. 2006. Cretaceous terrestrial biotas of East Asia, with special reference to dinosaur-dominated ichnofaunas: towards a synthesis. Cretaceous Research 27(1):3-21 DOI ↗