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]
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Trace fossil classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Ichnofamily: | †Dromaeopodidae |
| Ichnogenus: | †Dromaeosauripus Kim et al., 2008 |
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| †Dromaeosauripus hamanensis Kim et al., 2008
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Dromaeosauripus yongjingensis
editIn 2012, D. yongjingensis was described from tracks in the Hekou Group.[2] 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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. Bibcode:2016CrRes..61..161L. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2016.01.007.
- ^ a b Xing, Lida (2012). "A new Dromaeosauripus (Dinosauria: Theropoda) ichnospecies from the Lower Cretaceous Hekou Group, Gansu Province, China". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. doi:10.4202/app.2011.0115. ISSN 0567-7920.
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