Eubrontes fossil map
Where fossils of Eubrontes have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 201 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 201 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Theropods |
|---|---|
| Lived | 250.8–100.5 million years ago |
| Periods | Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous |
| Family | Grallatoridae |
| Named by | (Hitchcock 1845) |
| Fossil records | 304 occurrences at 174 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, China, France, Canada, United Kingdom, Lesotho, Morocco, Italy, Brazil, Switzerland … |
| Rock formations | Portland, East Berlin, txn:54520, Navajo Sandstone, Kayenta, Moenave |
About Eubrontes
Eubrontes is the name of fossilised dinosaur footprints dating from the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic. They have been identified from France, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Australia (Queensland), US, India, China and Brazil (South).
Eubrontes is the name of the footprints, identified by their shape, and not of the genus or genera that made them, which is as yet unknown but is presumed to be similar to Coelophysis or Dilophosaurus. They are most famous for their discovery in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts in the early 19th century. They, among other footprints, were the first known non-avian dinosaur tracks to be discovered in North America, though they were initially thought to have been made by large birds.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eubrontes (revision 1375003194), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q5405450.
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