Anomoepus palmipes

†Anomoepus palmipes is a dinosaur ichnospecies from the Early Jurassic of Lesotho, southern Africa. Its tracks display a broader digit spread—palm-like, as reflected in the species name—compared to other Anomoepus ichnospecies. Found in the upper Elliot Formation, these tracks add morphological diversity to the Anomoepus ichnogenus in southern Gondwana.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Anomoepus palmipes was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Jurassic Early Mesozoic Era

Anomoepus palmipes lived during the Jurassic Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 201.4 to 174.7 million years ago.

After the Triassic-Jurassic extinction, dinosaurs rapidly diversified and became the dominant land vertebrates. Early sauropods and theropods began to evolve larger body sizes.