Ichnogenus: Megaichnites YOUNG & YOUNG, 1987
Etymology: Greek, megas, "great, large" and Greek, ichnites, "track."

Ichnospecies: jizhaoshiensis YOUNG & YOUNG, 1987
Etymology:

Holotype:

Locality: Site B (Larg slab), Wu Ma Cum Village, near Zizhon Town, 29°43'19.92"N, 104°47'35.4"E, Sichuan Basin, Sichuan (Szechwan) Province, China.

Horizon: Xintiangou Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Jurassic.

Material: Footprints.
Note: = cf. Kayentapus sp LOCKLEY, MATSUKAWA & LI, 2003