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  "uid": "omnisaura:profile:eosauropus",
  "genus": "Eosauropus",
  "data_as_of": "2026-10-11",
  "raw_run": "2026-10-11_3",
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        {
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    },
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          "source": "pbdb",
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        "Rhaetian"
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        {
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      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
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      "rule_id": "merge:union_iso3166",
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        {
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      "value": [
        "Chinle",
        "Fleming Fjord",
        "Montemarcello",
        "Popo Agie",
        "Sloan Canyon",
        "Wingate Sandstone"
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      "rule": "Canonical names, automatic and editor-approved matches applied",
      "rule_id": "merge:canonical_formations",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
    },
    "diet": {
      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
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    "life_habit": {
      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    },
    "common_names": {
      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    },
    "named_after": {
      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    }
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  "confidence": {
    "name": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
    },
    "authority": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
    },
    "type_species": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
    },
    "parent_name": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
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    "headline": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
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      "source": "PBDB"
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    "evidence": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "synthesis",
      "reasons": [
        "Omnisaura's calculation from 16 confirmed PBDB records."
      ]
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    "countries": {
      "level": "mixed",
      "basis": "items",
      "reasons": [
        "Entries differ; see each entry."
      ],
      "items": [
        {
          "value": "GB",
          "level": "low",
          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "GL",
          "level": "low",
          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "IT",
          "level": "low",
          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "US",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (13 records)."
          ],
          "source": "PBDB"
        }
      ]
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    "formations": {
      "level": "mixed",
      "basis": "items",
      "reasons": [
        "Entries differ; see each entry."
      ],
      "items": [
        {
          "value": "Chinle",
          "level": "low",
          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Fleming Fjord",
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          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Montemarcello",
          "level": "low",
          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Popo Agie",
          "level": "low",
          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Sloan Canyon",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (2 records)."
          ],
          "source": "PBDB"
        },
        {
          "value": "Wingate Sandstone",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (8 records)."
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          "source": "PBDB"
        }
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        "field": "order",
        "label": "Order",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "family",
        "label": "Family",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "common_names",
        "label": "Common names",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "named_after",
        "label": "Named after",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      }
    ],
    "single_source": [
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        "field": "name",
        "label": "Name",
        "source": "PBDB"
      },
      {
        "field": "authority",
        "label": "Authority",
        "source": "PBDB"
      },
      {
        "field": "type_species",
        "label": "Type species",
        "source": "PBDB"
      },
      {
        "field": "parent_name",
        "label": "Parent group",
        "source": "PBDB"
      },
      {
        "field": "headline",
        "label": "Age (headline)",
        "source": "PBDB"
      }
    ],
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    "withheld": [
      {
        "records": "occurrences",
        "status": "tentative",
        "count": 4,
        "reason": "PBDB fossil records identified only tentatively (for example 'cf.', '?', or the genus name in quotation marks, PBDB's mark for a loose use)"
      }
    ]
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    "levels": {
      "high": "Two independent sources agree, or an editor has ruled.",
      "medium": "One source; nothing contradicts it.",
      "low": "Sources disagree and no editor has ruled yet, or too few records."
    },
    "by": "Omnisaura",
    "license_id": "OMNISAURA-EDITORIAL"
  },
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  "credits": {
    "genus": "Eosauropus",
    "scope": "confirmed matches only",
    "data_sources": [
      {
        "values": 875,
        "retrieved": [
          "2026-10-04",
          "2026-10-05",
          "2026-10-10",
          "2026-10-11"
        ],
        "source": "pbdb",
        "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0",
        "license_name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0",
        "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
        "requires_attribution": true,
        "attribution": "Data from the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org), licensed CC BY 4.0.",
        "source_name": "Paleobiology Database",
        "homepage": "https://paleobiodb.org"
      }
    ],
    "images": [],
    "derived_ages": null,
    "references": 18
  },
  "credits_markdown": "## Eosauropus: Sources & credits\n\n_Scope: confirmed matches only._\n\n### Data\n- **Paleobiology Database** (https://paleobiodb.org): [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Data from the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org), licensed CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 4 October 2026, 5 October 2026, 10 October 2026, 11 October 2026.\n\n### Images (0)\n_No images._\n\n### Scientific references\n\n18 published reference(s) support this entry (via the Paleobiology Database).\n",
  "notice": "Omnisaura data combines sources under different licences. Every genus file lists its credits; anyone showing a value must show the credits for it. Images keep their own licences; share-alike images may only be shown unmodified.",
  "fossil_basis": "trace",
  "identifiers": [
    {
      "scheme": "pbdb",
      "name": "Paleobiology Database",
      "id": "131584",
      "url": "https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=131584"
    }
  ],
  "other_names": {
    "species": [
      "Eosauropus cimarronensis"
    ],
    "synonyms": []
  },
  "original_description": {
    "citation": "M. G. Lockley, S. G. Lucas, A. P. Hunt (2006). Eosauropus, a new name for a Late Triassic track: further observations on the Late Triassic ichnogenus Tetrasauropus and related forms, with notes on the limits of interpretation. The Triassic-Jurassic Terrestrial Transition. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 37: 192–198.",
    "authors": "M. G. Lockley, S. G. Lucas, A. P. Hunt",
    "year": 2006,
    "title": "Eosauropus, a new name for a Late Triassic track: further observations on the Late Triassic ichnogenus Tetrasauropus and related forms, with notes on the limits of interpretation",
    "publication": "The Triassic-Jurassic Terrestrial Transition. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin",
    "volume": "37",
    "issue": null,
    "pages": "192–198",
    "doi": null,
    "url": null,
    "what": "The publication the Paleobiology Database gives as the authority for this genus name, usually the one that first named and described it.",
    "confidence": {
      "level": "medium",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; its author and year match the naming authority (Lockley et al. 2006)."
      ]
    },
    "source": "pbdb",
    "source_name": "Paleobiology Database",
    "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "pbdb_reference_no": "39735"
  },
  "summary": "Omnisaura summary: Eosauropus, Lockley et al. 2006\n\n- What it is: Known only from footprints or other traces: the name is for the traces themselves (an ichnogenus), and which dinosaur made them is usually not known for certain.\n- Named by: Lockley et al. 2006 (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Parent group: Sauropodomorpha (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Type species: Eosauropus cimarronensis (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, as published by the Paleobiology Database: Carnian to Rhaetian, 237–201.4 million years ago (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, Omnisaura's own calculation (not a published figure): 237–201.4 million years ago (medium confidence: Omnisaura's calculation from 16 confirmed PBDB records).\n- Fossils found in: United States (medium: only PBDB records it (13 records)); United Kingdom (low: only one PBDB record); Greenland (low: only one PBDB record); Italy (low: only one PBDB record).\n- Rock formations: Sloan Canyon (medium: only PBDB records it (2 records)); Wingate Sandstone (medium: only PBDB records it (8 records)); Chinle (low: only one PBDB record); Fleming Fjord (low: only one PBDB record); Montemarcello (low: only one PBDB record); Popo Agie (low: only one PBDB record).\n- Original description: M. G. Lockley, S. G. Lucas, A. P. Hunt (2006). Eosauropus, a new name for a Late Triassic track: further observations on the Late Triassic ichnogenus Tetrasauropus and related forms, with notes on the limits of interpretation. The Triassic-Jurassic Terrestrial Transition. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 37: 192–198. (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; its author and year match the naming authority (Lockley et al. 2006)).\n\nNot known or disputed:\n- Order: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Family: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Common names: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Named after: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- 4 record(s) left out: pBDB fossil records identified only tentatively (for example 'cf.', '?', or the genus name in quotation marks, PBDB's mark for a loose use).\n\nNot covered by Omnisaura: size, weight, appearance, or behaviour beyond the way of life PBDB infers for the group. Do not fill these in from general knowledge as if they came from Omnisaura.\n\nCredits (must be shown with any of this): Paleobiology Database (CC-BY-4.0)."
}