Bueckeburgichnus maximus

† Bueckeburgichnus maximus is a theropod ichnotaxon — known only from large fossil footprints — from the Early Cretaceous of Bückeburg, Germany. The trackways record one of the largest carnivorous theropod dinosaurs known from European ichnological material, suggesting a massive bipedal predator comparable in size to the great carnosaurs of the era. The footprint morphology indicates a heavily built three-toed foot.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Bueckeburgichnus maximus was a meat-eating predator. Carnivorous dinosaurs were active hunters or scavengers, equipped with sharp teeth and claws for catching and consuming prey. They occupied the top of the food chain in their ecosystems.

Time Period

Cretaceous Early Mesozoic Era

Bueckeburgichnus maximus lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145,0 to 100,5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.