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Qomoqomosauropus

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Qomoqomosauropus
Temporal range: Early Jurassic, Hettangian–Pliensbachian
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria (?)
Ichnogenus: Qomoqomosauropus
Ellenberger, 1970

Qomoqomosauropus is an ichnogenus of an unknown reptile footprint that lived from the Hettangian to Pliensbachian periods of the Early Jurassic. The footprint was impressed by a sauropod or large theropod in the modern day Kingdom of Lesotho, South Africa. This imprint was discovered by archeologist P. Ellenberger in 1970, and was named by him after the locale. Point of discovery: Lesotho (30.4° S, 27.7° E: paleocoordinates 44.0° S, 1.8° W)

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References

Primary reference: P. Ellenberger. 1970.

Glut, Donald F. (2003). "Appendix: Dinosaur Tracks and Eggs". Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia. 3rd Supplement. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 613–652. ISBN 0-7864-1166-X. (Dickson, 2016)