4.3" Grallator Variabilis Dinosaurs Track Foot Print Jurassic Age France COA, Stand
Location: Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Weight: 4 Pounds 2.7 Ounces
Dimensions: 9.7 Inches Long, 8 Inches Wide, 0.6 Inches Thick. (Matrix)
Footprint Dimensions: 4.3 Inches Tall, 3.4 Inches Wide
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Lower Jurassic Age, 200 Million Years Old.
Grallator is an ichnogenus, meaning it is a genus represented by only footprints. No fossil remains have been identified as belonging to this animal. Grallator means "stilt walker," but since no fossil remains have been found, they don't know how long its legs were. The prefix "Grallae" refers to the bird group that includes herons and storks (long-legged wading birds). Grallator Variabilis likely resembled a Coelophysis.
Grallator footprints have been documented in Canada, the northeastern United States, and Europe. Characterized by three toes, these prints typically measure between two and six inches in length. Named by Edward Hitchcock in 1858, this specimen originates from the slate and shale deposits of southern France, which likely reflect shallow tidal or low-lying environments. Grallator belonged to the theropod group, possessing its distinctive features. As a carnivorous species, it reproduced by laying eggs and was probably solitary, as evidence shows trackways of individual animals rather than groups.
