Saltopus

Saltopus was a diapsides reptile, discovered its sparse bone material in Scotland and on the Upper Triassic ( Norian ) was dated. His system is still uncertain, the animal is classified as a noun dubium. The only known species of this genus is Saltopus elginensis.

Saltopus appeared relatively frequently in the literature as a small dinosaur, which belies the fact that he is very little known.

Maybe there is in fact an early, very primitive theropod dinosaurs, but it could also be a Ornithosuchide or Lagosuchier be. Clarity can only bring further discoveries.

Saltopus was about 60 cm long, was bipedal on long hind legs and fed to carnivorous.

The so far only Fund ( holotype, specimen number BMNH R3915 ) was recovered from the layers of the Lossiemouth - Sandstone formation in Scotland. It consists among other things of hip, leg, and tail bone fragments, but these are poorly preserved. Special features are the short ilium with only two or three pelvic vertebrae and the very long legs.

Friedrich von Huene described this discovery in 1910, the name Saltopus (Latin salto - " bounce "; Greek pous - "foot". ). , He received due to its long hind legs, which, of According Huene, for a walk upright too long were. Von Huene therefore meant that the animal was hopping like a frog.

Recent studies submitted by Rauhut and hunger Buhler.

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  • Reptiles
  • Reptilia
  • Extinct reptile
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