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        "PL",
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        "PBDB and Wikidata identify the same genus."
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        "Sources disagree and an editor has not ruled yet."
      ]
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        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
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        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
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      "basis": "single_source",
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        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
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      "source": "PBDB"
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      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "synthesis",
      "reasons": [
        "Omnisaura's calculation from 22 confirmed PBDB records.",
        "14 record(s) identified only to genus, dated well outside the species-level records, were set aside as doubtful."
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      "level": "mixed",
      "basis": "items",
      "reasons": [
        "Entries differ; see each entry."
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        {
          "value": "CH",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (2 records)."
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          "source": "PBDB"
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        {
          "value": "CL",
          "level": "low",
          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "CN",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (7 records)."
          ],
          "source": "PBDB"
        },
        {
          "value": "DE",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (3 records)."
          ],
          "source": "PBDB"
        },
        {
          "value": "ES",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (3 records)."
          ],
          "source": "PBDB"
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          "value": "FR",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (3 records)."
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          "source": "PBDB"
        },
        {
          "value": "HR",
          "level": "low",
          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
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        },
        {
          "value": "IT",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (5 records)."
          ],
          "source": "PBDB"
        },
        {
          "value": "PL",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (4 records)."
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          "source": "PBDB"
        },
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          "value": "PT",
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          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (4 records)."
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          "source": "PBDB"
        },
        {
          "value": "RO",
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          "basis": "thin",
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            "Only one PBDB record."
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        },
        {
          "value": "US",
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          "basis": "single_source",
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            "Only PBDB records it (2 records)."
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        "Entries differ; see each entry."
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            "Only PBDB records it (2 records)."
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          "value": "Huérteles",
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            "Only one PBDB record."
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        },
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            "Only one PBDB record."
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            "Only PBDB records it (4 records)."
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            "Only one PBDB record."
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            "Only one PBDB record."
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        {
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            "Only one PBDB record."
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        {
          "value": "Shaximiao",
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            "Only one PBDB record."
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            "Only PBDB records it (2 records)."
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            "Only one PBDB record."
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        },
        {
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          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (2 records)."
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            "Only one PBDB record."
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            "Only one PBDB record."
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        },
        {
          "value": "Villar del Arzobispo",
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          "basis": "thin",
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            "Only one PBDB record."
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        },
        {
          "value": "Zagaje",
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          "basis": "single_source",
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            "Only PBDB records it (2 records)."
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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": "common_names",
        "label": "Common names",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "named_after",
        "label": "Named after",
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      }
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        "field": "family",
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      {
        "field": "headline",
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        "field": "authority",
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            "source": "PBDB",
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            "source": "Wikidata",
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      {
        "records": "occurrences",
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      }
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    },
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    "license_id": "OMNISAURA-EDITORIAL"
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    }
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        ],
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        "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.",
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        "license_name": "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0",
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        "requires_attribution": true,
        "share_alike": true,
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  "credits_markdown": "## Parabrontopodus: 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- **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- **Wikidata** (https://www.wikidata.org): [Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Data from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0. Retrieved 11 October 2026. _Credited as a courtesy: this licence doesn't require attribution._\n\n### Images (1)\n- “File:Dinosaur tracks in Courtedoux, Switzerland 04.jpg” (Taxon image): Tobias1984 (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dinosaur_tracks_in_Courtedoux,_Switzerland_04.jpg). [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). Shown unmodified (share-alike licence).\n\n### Scientific references\n\n69 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": [
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      "scheme": "pbdb",
      "name": "Paleobiology Database",
      "id": "68971",
      "url": "https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=68971"
    },
    {
      "scheme": "enwiki",
      "name": "Wikipedia (English)",
      "id": "Parabrontopodus",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parabrontopodus"
    },
    {
      "scheme": "wikidata",
      "name": "Wikidata",
      "id": "Q3363104",
      "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3363104"
    }
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    "species": [
      "Parabrontopodus distercii",
      "Parabrontopodus mcintoshi"
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      {
        "name": "Elephantopoides",
        "status": "subjective synonym of",
        "authority": "Kaever and Lapparent 1974"
      }
    ]
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    "citation": "M. G. Lockley, J. O. Farlow, C. A. Meyer (1995). Brontopodus and Parabrontopodus ichnogen. nov. and the significance of wide- and narrow-gauge sauropod trackways. Aspects of Sauropod Paleobiology. GAIA 10: 135–145.",
    "authors": "M. G. Lockley, J. O. Farlow, C. A. Meyer",
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    "title": "Brontopodus and Parabrontopodus ichnogen. nov. and the significance of wide- and narrow-gauge sauropod trackways",
    "publication": "Aspects of Sauropod Paleobiology. GAIA",
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    "issue": null,
    "pages": "135–145",
    "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.",
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      "level": "medium",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; its author and year match the naming authority (Lockley et al. 1995)."
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    },
    "source": "pbdb",
    "source_name": "Paleobiology Database",
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    "pbdb_reference_no": "36766"
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  "summary": "Omnisaura summary: Parabrontopodus, Lockley et al. 1995\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. 1995 (low confidence: sources disagree and an editor has not ruled yet).\n- Family: Parabrontopodidae (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Parent group: Parabrontopodidae (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, as published by the Paleobiology Database: Hettangian to Albian, 201.4–100.5 million years ago (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, Omnisaura's own calculation (not a published figure): 154.8–100.5 million years ago (medium confidence: Omnisaura's calculation from 22 confirmed PBDB records).\n- Fossils found in: Switzerland (medium: only PBDB records it (2 records)); China (medium: only PBDB records it (7 records)); Germany (medium: only PBDB records it (3 records)); Spain (medium: only PBDB records it (3 records)); France (medium: only PBDB records it (3 records)); Italy (medium: only PBDB records it (5 records)); Poland (medium: only PBDB records it (4 records)); Portugal (medium: only PBDB records it (4 records)); United States (medium: only PBDB records it (2 records)); Chile (low: only one PBDB record); Croatia (low: only one PBDB record); Romania (low: only one PBDB record).\n- Rock formations: Azóia (medium: only PBDB records it (4 records)); Couches du Chailley (medium: only PBDB records it (2 records)); Mengtuan (medium: only PBDB records it (4 records)); Monte Zugna (medium: only PBDB records it (4 records)); Morrison Formation (medium: only PBDB records it (2 records)); Skloby (medium: only PBDB records it (2 records)); Süntel (medium: only PBDB records it (2 records)); Zagaje (medium: only PBDB records it (2 records)); Huérteles (low: only one PBDB record); Loppio Oolitic Limestone (low: only one PBDB record); Porec (low: only one PBDB record); Reuchenette (low: only one PBDB record); San Salvador (low: only one PBDB record); Shaximiao (low: only one PBDB record); Steierdorf (low: only one PBDB record); Tianjialou (low: only one PBDB record); Twannbach (low: only one PBDB record); Villar del Arzobispo (low: only one PBDB record).\n- Original description: M. G. Lockley, J. O. Farlow, C. A. Meyer (1995). Brontopodus and Parabrontopodus ichnogen. nov. and the significance of wide- and narrow-gauge sauropod trackways. Aspects of Sauropod Paleobiology. GAIA 10: 135–145. (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; its author and year match the naming authority (Lockley et al. 1995)).\n\nNot known or disputed:\n- Authority: sources disagree (PBDB says Lockley et al. 1995; Wikidata says et al., 1995). Awaiting an Omnisaura editor.\n- Type species: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Order: 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- 10 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): Natural History Museum Data Portal (CC0-1.0); Paleobiology Database (CC-BY-4.0); Wikidata (CC0-1.0)."
}