Dromaeosauripus Explained

Dromaeosauripus is an ichnogenus that has been attributed to dromaeosaurs.^[1] Dromaeosauripus footprints have been found at Dinosaur Ridge in the United States, Bito Island Tracksite in South Korea's Bito Island, and the Hekou Group in China.^[2]

Dromaeosauripus yongjingensis

In 2012, D. yongjingensis was described from tracks in the Hekou Group. D. yongjingensis shows prominent toe and heel pads. Heel pads are apparently absent in other Dromaeosauripus, probably due to behavior, preservation, and/or substrate consistency.

See also

• List of dinosaur ichnogenera
• Ichnology

Notes and References

1. Lockley . Martin G. . Xing . Lida . Matthews . Neffra A. . Breithaupt . Brent H. . June 2016 . Didactyl raptor tracks from the Cretaceous, Plainview Sandstone at Dinosaur Ridge . Cretaceous Research . 61 . 161–168 . 10.1016/j.cretres.2016.01.007. 2016CrRes..61..161L .
2. Xing. Lida. 2012. A new Dromaeosauripus (Dinosauria: Theropoda) ichnospecies from the Lower Cretaceous Hekou Group, Gansu Province, China. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 10.4202/app.2011.0115. 0567-7920. free.