Genus
Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct

Satapliasaurus

Gabuniya 1951

Satapliasaurus is an extinct genus of theropod dinosaur known from multiple well-preserved trackways. Satapliasarus is known from three ichnospecies: S. dsocenidzei, Satapliasaurus kandelakii (ichnospecies) and Satapliasaurus tschabukianii. The fossils and trackways have been found in Cretaceous sediments of Georgia and the Middle Jurassic of England. The genus is named after the Sataplia Managed Reserve in Georgia.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
4
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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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Satapliasaurus Genus
Fossil sites 4 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇬🇪 Georgia
3
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1
Geological formations
Saltwick
1
Temporal distribution
Valanginian (137.05–132.6 Ma)
3
Aalenian (174.7–170.9 Ma)
1
Species (3)
Satapliasaurus dsocenidzei 175 Ma
Satapliasaurus kandelakii 143 Ma
Satapliasaurus tschabukianii 143 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
L. K. Gabuniya. 1951. O sledakh dinozavrov iz nizhnemelovykh otlozheniy zapadnoy Gruziy [On the tracks of dinosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous of western Georgia]. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 81(5):917-919
Bibliography (2)
M. Romano and M. A. Whyte. 2003. Jurassic dinosaur tracks and trackways of the Cleveland Basin, Yorkshire: preservation, diversity and distribution. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 54(3):185-215 DOI ↗
L. K. Gabuniya. 1951. O sledakh dinozavrov iz nizhnemelovykh otlozheniy zapadnoy Gruziy [On the tracks of dinosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous of western Georgia]. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 81(5):917-919