Saltopus

Saltopus
Temporal range: Late Triassic,
Holotype elements
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauromorpha
Clade: Dinosauriformes
Clade: Dracohors
Genus: Saltopus
von Huene, 1910
Species:
S. elginensis
Binomial name
Saltopus elginensis
von Huene, 1910

Saltopus ("hopping foot") is a genus of very small bipedal dinosauriform containing the single species Saltopus elginensis from the late Triassic period of Scotland.[1] It is one of the most famous Elgin Reptiles.

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