Anatrisauropus is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint, possibly belonging to a saurischian.[2] It has only been discovered in Lesotho (Molteno Formation and Karoo Basin). Three ichnospecies are known: A. camisardi, A. ginsburgi[1] and A. hereroensis; all of which were named by Paul Ellenberger between 1965 and 1972.

Anatrisauropus
Temporal range: Late Triassic-Early Jurassic, 215–189 Ma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Ichnogenus: Anatrisauropus
Ellenberger, 1965
Type ichnospecies
Anatrisauropus camisardi
Ellenberger, 1965
Other ichnospecies
  • Anatrisauropus ginsburgi[1] Ellenberger, 1970
  • Anatrisauropus hereroensis Ellenebrger, 1972

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  1. ^ a b P. Ellenberger. 1970. The paleontological levels of first appearance of primoridal mammals in South Africa and their ichnology. Establishment of detailed stratigraphic zones in the Stormberg of Lesotho (South Africa) (Triassic Superior to Jurassic) [The paleontological levels of the first appearance of primordial mammals in southern Africa and their ichnology. Establishment of detailed stratigraphic zones in the Stormberg of Lesotho (southern Africa) (Upper Triassic to Jurassic). In: S. H. Haughton (ed.), Second Symposium on Gondwana Stratigraphy and Paleontology, International Union of Geological Sciences. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria 343-370
  2. ^ 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.