Name: Cnirouietium.
Meaning: Hand beast
(footprint is similar to the
impression' of a human hand).
Grouping: Reptile, Archosaur,
possibly Pseudosuchian.
Informal ID: Chirotherium.
'pre-dinosaur'.
Fossil size: Print about
15cm/6in across.
Reconstructed size: Nose to
tail length 2-25m/6~-8Y.ft
Habitat: Dry scrub.
Time span: Iriassic.
250-203 million years ago.
Main fossil sites: