Erectopus was a carnivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited Europe. Its fossils have been found in places such as Grand Est (France), Grand Est (France) and Portugal.
Quick facts about Erectopus:
- Existed from Barremian Age to Turonian Age
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a carnivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 8 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Erectopus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- E. Stromer. 1934. Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen Prof. E. Stromers in den Wüsten Ägyptens. II. Wirbeltierreste der Baharîje-Stufe (unterstes Cenoman). 13. Dinosauria [Results of the expeditions of Professor E. Stromer in the Egyptian deserts. II. Vertebrate animal remains from the Baharîje bed (lowest Cenomanian). 13. Dinosauria]. Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Abteilung, Neue Folge 22:1-79
- E. Stromer. 1915. Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen Prof. E. Stromers in den Wüsten Ägyptens. II. Wirbeltier-Reste der Baharîje-Stufe (unterstes Cenoman). 3. Das Original des Theropoden Spinosaurus aegyptiacus nov. gen., nov. spec. Abhandlungen der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Mathematisch-physikalische Klasse Abhandlung 28(3):1-31
- J. Rey. 1972. Recherches géologiques sur le Crétacé inférieur de l'Estremadura (Portugal). Serviços Geologicos de Portugal 21:1-477
