Footprint type
Iguanodontipus
Iguanodontipus is a footprint type: the name is for the fossil footprints themselves. The animal that made them is not known for certain. Its footprints are found in rocks 143.1–125.8 million years old in 7 countries, most often Germany and Spain.
Confidence labels are switched off. Facts with low confidence, or where sources disagree, still carry a small dot: tap it for the reason.
At a glance
Data as of 11 October 2026- Named by
- Sarjeant et al. 1998
medium
medium: Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it.Sources
Given by: Paleobiology Database. How it was chosen: PBDB leads.
- Described in
- W. A. S. Sarjeant, J. B. Delair, M. G. Lockley (1998). The footprints of Iguanodon: a history and taxonomic study. Ichnos 6(3): 183–202. Read it
medium
medium: Only PBDB gives this; its author and year match the naming authority (Sarjeant et al. 1998).Sources
Given by: Paleobiology Database. The publication the Paleobiology Database gives as the authority for this genus name, usually the one that first named and described it.
- Dated to
- Berriasian to Aptian, 143.1–113.2 million years ago
high
high: PBDB and NHM agree.Omnisaura calculation143.1–125.8 million years ago, from its dated fossil recordsmedium
medium: Omnisaura's calculation from 12 confirmed PBDB records.Sources
Given by: Paleobiology Database. How it was chosen: PBDB leads.
- Found in
- United KingdomGermany
high
high: NHM and PBDB both record it.Spainmedium
medium: Only PBDB records it (5 records).Brazilmedium
medium: Only PBDB records it (5 records).Canadalow
low: Only one PBDB record.Colombialow
low: Only one PBDB record.Portugallow
low: Only one PBDB record.low
low: Only one PBDB record.mixed
mixed: Levels differ between entries; each has its own.Sources
Given by: Paleobiology Database; Natural History Museum Data Portal. How it was chosen: Union of all sources (ISO 3166).
- Rock formations
- BückebergCamarillas
medium
medium: Only PBDB records it (5 records).Durlstonmedium
medium: Only PBDB records it (2 records).Huértelesmedium
medium: Only PBDB records it (2 records).Antenor Navarromedium
medium: Only PBDB records it (2 records).Batálow
low: Only one PBDB record.Salemalow
low: Only one PBDB record.Weald Clay Formationlow
low: Only one PBDB record.disputed
low: Only NHM gives this name and it matches no PBDB formation; awaiting an editor.mixed
mixed: Levels differ between entries; each has its own.Sources
Given by: Paleobiology Database; Natural History Museum Data Portal. How it was chosen: Canonical names, automatic and editor-approved matches applied.
- Footprint family
- Iguanodontipodidae
disputed
low: Sources disagree and an editor has not ruled yet.Sources
Given by: Paleobiology Database. How it was chosen: PBDB leads.
- Parent group
- Iguanodontipodidae
medium
medium: Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it.Sources
Given by: Paleobiology Database. How it was chosen: PBDB leads.
- Order
- Ornithopoda
medium
medium: Only NHM gives this; nothing contradicts it.Sources
Given by: Natural History Museum Data Portal. How it was chosen: Gap filled from NHM.
- Species named in its records
- Iguanodontipus burreyi
Sources
Given by: Paleobiology Database (the species its fossil records are identified as).
- Known from
- Footprints and traces
Sources
Given by: Paleobiology Database (what the name was based on).
- Made by
- Not known for certain. Footprints rarely show which animal made them.
Gaps are answers
What isn't known yet
- The animal that made them: not known for certain, as for most footprint types.
- Type species: no source we use gives it yet.
- Common names: no source we use gives it yet.
- What it was named after: no source we use gives it yet.
- Held back: 5 fossil records left out: identified only tentatively (for example "cf.", "?" or the name in quotation marks).
- Resting on one source: 3 facts come from a single source with nothing against them (rated medium): authority (PBDB); parent group (PBDB); order (NHM).
Size and appearance aren't covered yet, and diet and way of life only as PBDB infers them for the wider group. Omnisaura leaves the rest out rather than guess.
Where sources disagree
2 openFamily
- IguanodontipodidaePBDB (shown above)
- IguanodontidaeNHM
The sources give different values. An editor hasn't ruled yet, so this is rated low until they do.
Formations
- records nothing herePBDB
- Weald Clay FormationNHM
One source names a formation the other does not. An editor hasn't ruled yet, so this is rated low until they do.
Did it meet…?
No. Iguanodontipus had gone at least 42.2 million years before Tyrannosaurus appears in the fossil record.
Going by the ages and rock formations of their dated fossils, as on the map. Compare their fossil sites on the map.
Connections
Genera linked to Iguanodontipus by where and when their fossils were found, by classification and by who named them. Select a name to open its page.
Found in the same rocks 10
Genera and other fossil types from the same rock units, from rocks of overlapping age, the most shared fossil sites first.
Same family: Iguanodontipodidae 3
Other genera in Iguanodontipodidae with a full profile.
Found in Germany 4
Other genera found in Germany, from rocks of overlapping age, the most fossil sites there first.
Credits
Where this page comes from
- Paleobiology DatabaseCC BY 4.0 · fossil records, ages, classification
- Natural History Museum Data PortalCC0 1.0 · catalogued specimens
- WikidataCC0 1.0 · names and identifiers
- OmnisauraOmnisaura editorial · confidence levels and gaps
- PaleoMAP PaleoCoastlines (Kocsis and Scotese 2021)CC BY 4.0 · ancient coastlines on the small map
- Natural EarthPublic domain · today's coastlines
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