Species
Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct

Eubrontes sillimani

(Hitchcock 1843)

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
46
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Theropoda Unranked clade
Grallatoridae Family
Eubrontes Genus
Eubrontes sillimani Species
Fossil sites 46 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
39
🇨🇦 Canada
6
🇱🇸 Lesotho
1
Geological formations
McCoy Brook
4
Gettysburg
3
Bull Run
2
Blomidon
1
Rock Point
1
Sloan Canyon
1
Temporal distribution
Pliensbachian (192.9–184.2 Ma)
1
Sinemurian (199.5–192.9 Ma)
23
Hettangian (201.4–199.5 Ma)
11
Rhaetian (205.7–201.4 Ma)
1
Norian (227.3–205.7 Ma)
10
Synonyms (3)
Anchisauripus dananus subjective synonym of Eubrontes sillimani
Ornithichnites cuneatus subjective synonym of Eubrontes sillimani
Otouphepus minor subjective synonym of Eubrontes sillimani
Bibliography
Original description
E. Hitchcock. 1843. Description of five new specie of fossil footmarks, from the red sandstone of the valley of the Connecticut River. Reports of the First, Second, and Third Meetings of the Association of American Geologists and Naturalists 1843:254-264
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