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  "uid": "omnisaura:profile:hispanosauropus",
  "genus": "Hispanosauropus",
  "data_as_of": "2026-10-11",
  "raw_run": "2026-10-11_3",
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    },
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      "rule_id": null,
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      "sources": []
    },
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      "sources": []
    },
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        }
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        {
          "source": "pbdb",
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        }
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        "US"
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      "rule": "Union of all sources (ISO 3166)",
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      "synthesis": false,
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        {
          "source": "pbdb",
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        }
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        "Morrison Formation",
        "Tereñes"
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      "rule": "Canonical names, automatic and editor-approved matches applied",
      "rule_id": "merge:canonical_formations",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
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        }
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      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
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      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    },
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      "rule": null,
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      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    },
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      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
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      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
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      "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."
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      "source": "PBDB"
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    "parent_name": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
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      "source": "PBDB"
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    "headline": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
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      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "synthesis",
      "reasons": [
        "Omnisaura's calculation from 3 confirmed PBDB records."
      ]
    },
    "countries": {
      "level": "mixed",
      "basis": "items",
      "reasons": [
        "Entries differ; see each entry."
      ],
      "items": [
        {
          "value": "ES",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (2 records)."
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          "value": "US",
          "level": "low",
          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
          ]
        }
      ]
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    "formations": {
      "level": "low",
      "basis": "items",
      "reasons": [
        "See each entry."
      ],
      "items": [
        {
          "value": "Cabaços",
          "level": "low",
          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Morrison Formation",
          "level": "low",
          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Tereñes",
          "level": "low",
          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
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      {
        "field": "type_species",
        "label": "Type species",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "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."
      }
    ],
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      {
        "field": "name",
        "label": "Name",
        "source": "PBDB"
      },
      {
        "field": "authority",
        "label": "Authority",
        "source": "PBDB"
      },
      {
        "field": "parent_name",
        "label": "Parent group",
        "source": "PBDB"
      },
      {
        "field": "headline",
        "label": "Age (headline)",
        "source": "PBDB"
      }
    ],
    "disputed": [],
    "withheld": []
  },
  "assessment": {
    "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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    {
      "name": "Morrison",
      "same_as": "Morrison Formation",
      "status": "automatic",
      "ruling": null
    }
  ],
  "credits": {
    "genus": "Hispanosauropus",
    "scope": "confirmed matches only",
    "data_sources": [
      {
        "values": 377,
        "retrieved": [
          "2026-10-04",
          "2026-10-05",
          "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"
      },
      {
        "values": 7,
        "retrieved": [
          "2026-10-04"
        ],
        "source": "nhm",
        "license_id": "CC0-1.0",
        "license_name": "Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)",
        "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/",
        "requires_attribution": false,
        "attribution": "Natural History Museum (London) Data Portal, Collection specimens dataset, https://doi.org/10.5519/0002965. Image licenses vary per record.",
        "source_name": "Natural History Museum Data Portal",
        "homepage": "https://data.nhm.ac.uk"
      }
    ],
    "images": [],
    "derived_ages": null,
    "references": 14
  },
  "credits_markdown": "## Hispanosauropus: 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, 11 October 2026.\n- **Natural History Museum Data Portal** (https://data.nhm.ac.uk): [Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Natural History Museum (London) Data Portal, Collection specimens dataset, https://doi.org/10.5519/0002965. Image licenses vary per record. Retrieved 4 October 2026. _Credited as a courtesy: this licence doesn't require attribution._\n\n### Images (0)\n_No images._\n\n### Scientific references\n\n14 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": "68177",
      "url": "https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=68177"
    }
  ],
  "other_names": {
    "species": [
      "Hispanosauropus hauboldi"
    ],
    "synonyms": []
  },
  "original_description": {
    "citation": "H. Mensink, D. Mertmann (1984). Dinosaurier-Fährten (Gigantosauropus asturiensis n. g. n. sp.; Hispanosauropus hauboldi n. g. n. sp.) im Jura Asturiens bei La Griega und Ribadesella (Spanien). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatshefte 1984(7): 405–415.",
    "authors": "H. Mensink, D. Mertmann",
    "year": 1984,
    "title": "Dinosaurier-Fährten (Gigantosauropus asturiensis n. g. n. sp.; Hispanosauropus hauboldi n. g. n. sp.) im Jura Asturiens bei La Griega und Ribadesella (Spanien)",
    "publication": "Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatshefte",
    "volume": "1984",
    "issue": "7",
    "pages": "405–415",
    "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 (Mensink and Mertmann 1984)."
      ]
    },
    "source": "pbdb",
    "source_name": "Paleobiology Database",
    "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "pbdb_reference_no": "5982"
  },
  "summary": "Omnisaura summary: Hispanosauropus, Mensink and Mertmann 1984\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: Mensink and Mertmann 1984 (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Parent group: Theropoda (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, as published by the Paleobiology Database: Kimmeridgian, 154.8–149.2 million years ago (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, Omnisaura's own calculation (not a published figure): 154.8–149.2 million years ago (medium confidence: Omnisaura's calculation from 3 confirmed PBDB records).\n- Fossils found in: Spain (medium: only PBDB records it (2 records)); United States (low: only one PBDB record).\n- Rock formations: Cabaços (low: only one PBDB record); Morrison Formation (low: only one PBDB record); Tereñes (low: only one PBDB record).\n- Original description: H. Mensink, D. Mertmann (1984). Dinosaurier-Fährten (Gigantosauropus asturiensis n. g. n. sp.; Hispanosauropus hauboldi n. g. n. sp.) im Jura Asturiens bei La Griega und Ribadesella (Spanien). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatshefte 1984(7): 405–415. (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; its author and year match the naming authority (Mensink and Mertmann 1984)).\n\nNot known or disputed:\n- Type species: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\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\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): Natural History Museum Data Portal (CC0-1.0); Paleobiology Database (CC-BY-4.0)."
}