Argoides

†Argoides is an ichnotaxon genus (fossil footprints) from the Early Jurassic of North America, attributed to a bipedal dinosaur of uncertain diet. These distinctive tracks with relatively broad digits are found in the Newark Supergroup redbeds of the eastern United States and contribute to the diverse ichnological record documenting Early Jurassic dinosaur faunas of North America.

Time Period

Jurassic Early Mesozoic Era

Argoides 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.