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Wupus ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9427237https://www.gbif.org/species/9427237
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)348420https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=348420
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Wupus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Limiavipedidae : Wupus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Archosauromorpha
-CrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
-EucrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-Archosauria
informalAvemetatarsaliaBenton 1999
-OrnithodiraGauthier 1986
-DinosauromorphaBenton 1985
-DinosauriformesNovas 1992
-Dinosauria
-Saurischia
-Theropoda
-NeotheropodaBakker 1986
-AverostraPaul 2002
-TetanuraeGauthier 1986
orderAvetheropodaPaul 1988
suborderCoelurosauriaHuene 1914
-ManiraptoraGauthier 1986
-ParavesSereno 1997
classAvesLinnaeus 1758
familyLimiavipedidaeMcCrea et al. 2014
genusWupusXing Wang Pan & Chen 2007
Scientific NameWupus Xing, Wang, Pan & Chen, 2007
Name Published InArticle title: The discovery of dinosaur footprints from the Middle Cretaceous Jiaguan Formation of Qijiang County, Chongqing City.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Wupusgenusbelongs to Coelurosauriastated with evidenceXing et al., 2007
Wupusgenusbelongs to Theropodastated with evidenceLockley et al., 2013
Wupusgenusbelongs to Limiavipedidaestated with evidenceBuckley et al., 2016
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance129 - 101 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance129 - 101 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Environmentterrestrial (based on Theropoda)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Theropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Coelurosauria)
Reproductionoviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda)
Ontogenyaccretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)L. Xing, F. Wang, and S. Pan, W. Chen. 2007. [The discovery of dinosaur footprints from the middle Cretaceous Jiaguan Formation of Qijiang County, Chongqing City]. Acta Geologica Sinica 81(11):1591-1602

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Wupus agilis ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		1129 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous		129 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2007Wupus Xing et al. p. 1598
2013Wupus Lockley et al. p. 14
2016Wupus Buckley et al. p. 261

References

Xing L., Wang F., et al (2007) [The discovery of dinosaur footprints from the middle Cretaceous Jiaguan Formation of Qijiang County, Chongqing City], Acta Geologica Sinica 81 11, 1591-1602
Lockley M. G., Li J., et al (2013) A review of the tetrapod track record in China, with special reference to type ichnospecies: implications for ichnotaxonomy and paleobiology, Acta Geologica Sinica 87 1, 1-20
Buckley L. G., McCrea R. T., et al (2016) Analyzing and resolving Cretaceous avian ichnotaxonomy using multivariate statistical analyses: approaches and results, Dinosaur Tracks: The Next Steps, 258-308
Dizhi Xuebao 81. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
inferred from original work (title) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
refer original publication - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
web search (AJR) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
www.organismnames.com (Jul 2012) / web search - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Article title: The discovery of dinosaur footprints from the Middle Cretaceous Jiaguan Formation of Qijiang County, Chongqing City. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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