''Jialingpus'' is an ichnogenus of

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, likely a theropod. Its footprints have been found in the

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, a low-energy lake formation.

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is SCFP-24, which was found in Late Jurassic ( Oxfordian)-aged Yuechi tracksite at Huanglong,

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. These footprints were found within the vicinity of those of the smaller theropod ''

Minisauripus ''Minisauripus'' is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint. ''Minisauripus'' is regarded as the smallest pre KT-extinction dinosaur ever discovered. It was less than 20 cm (7.8 inches) long. Its footprints have been found in the Jinju Formation and ...

'', meaning that ''Jialingpus'' likely hunted ''Minisauripus''.

References

* M. G. Lockley, J. Li, R. Li, M. Matsukawa, J.D. Harris and L. Xing. 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):1-2 * Y. Tsukiji, Y. Sakai, and Y. Azuma. 2019. Ichnotaxonomic revision of dinosaur tracks from the Lower Cretaceous Tetori Group, Japan. ''Memoir of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum'' 18:1-20 {{Taxonbar, from1=Q55647985 Dinosaur trace fossils Fossil taxa described in 1983

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