Saltopus Saltopus

"Etymology TBD"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Saltopus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Triassic (235–205 Mya)
Place
United Kingdom
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Saltopus (“hopping foot”) is a genus of very small bipedal dinosauriform containing the single species Saltopus elginensis from the late Triassic period of Scotland. It is one of the most famous Elgin Reptiles.

What we know

  • Named by von Huene, 1910.
  • Fossils found in United Kingdom.