Coelurosaurichnus largentierensis

A Middle Triassic ichnospecies from Largentière, France, Coelurosaurichnus largentierensis preserves some of the earliest tridactyl theropod-grade tracks in Europe. These footprints from the Muschelkalk or Buntsandstein provide direct locomotory evidence of small bipedal archosaurs inhabiting coastal Triassic environments of the French Massif Central region.

Time Period

Triassic Middle Mesozoic Era

Coelurosaurichnus largentierensis lived during the Triassic Middle period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 247,2 to 237,0 million years ago.

The middle Triassic saw the continued recovery of life and the emergence of early dinosauriforms. Archosaurs diversified into the ancestors of both dinosaurs and crocodilians.