Pronunciation: a-NOH-ma-LEE-pez
Meaning: Peculiar foot
Author/s: Yu et al. (2018)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Shandong, China
Discovery Chart Position: #984
Anomalipes zhaoi
(Zhao's peculiar foot)Etymology
Anomalipes is derived from the Latin "Anomalus" (peculiar, abnormal, not easily classified) and "pes" (foot), referring to the unusual shape of
its foot.
The species epithet, zhaoi, honors Chinese palaeontologist Xijin Zhao, for his great contributions
to research on Zhucheng dinosaur fossils.
Discovery
The remains of Anomalipes were discovered within a
Shantungosaurus bonebed at the Kugou locality (Wangshi Group), Zhucheng City, Shandong Province, China.The holotype (ZCDM V0020, housed at Zhucheng Dinosaur Museum, Zhucheng, Shandong) is an incomplete left hind-limb, including a partial left thigh, shin and shank, a complete metatarsal III and two toe bones.
