Ferry above Turners Falls, tracksite (Jurassic to of the United States)

Also known as Lull 5, Turner's Falls

Where: Franklin County, Massachusetts (42.6° N, 72.5° W: paleocoordinates 24.3° N, 18.7° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Portland Formation (Agawam Group), Hettangian to Hettangian (201.3 - 190.8 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; micaceous, gray, red sandstone

• red and dark gray micaceous sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression, trace

Collected by D. Marsh

Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ),

Primary reference: E. Hitchcock. 1856. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Additional facts respecting the tracks of the Otozoum moodii on the Liassic sandstone of the Connecticut Valley 1856:228 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 52998: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 30.08.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Climacodichnus corrigatus n. sp.3, Sphaerapus larvalis3, Aenigmichnus multiformis3
Climacodichnus corrigatus n. sp.3
"several"
Ammopus marshi
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Ammopus marshi n. gen. n. sp.4
Ammopus marshi n. gen. n. sp.4 Lull 1915
Reptilia
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"Tridentipes elegans" = Steropoides diversus3, "Tridentipes uncus" = Steropoides uncus3
"Tridentipes elegans" = Steropoides diversus3 Hitchcock 1836 reptile
"Tridentipes uncus" = Steropoides uncus3 Hitchcock 1858 reptile
 Theropoda - Grallatoridae
"Amblonyx lyellianus" = Eubrontes lyellii1, "Brontozoum sillimanium" = Eubrontes sillimani2, "Brontozoum minusculum" = Eubrontes minusculus3, "Brontozoum giganteum" = Eubrontes giganteus1, "Brontozoum approximatum" = Eubrontes giganteus3, "Hyphepus fieldi" = Eubrontes fieldi3, Grallator sp.3, "Grallator tenuis" = Grallator tenuis2, "Grallator cuneatus" = Grallator tenuis3, "Grallator gracilis n. sp." = Grallator tuberosus3, "Brontozoum exsertum" = Grallator tuberosus3, "Grallator cursorius" = Grallator cursorius3, "Grallator parallelus" = Grallator cursorius3
"Amblonyx lyellianus" = Eubrontes lyellii1 Hitchcock 1843 theropod
"Brontozoum sillimanium" = Eubrontes sillimani2 Hitchcock 1843 theropod
"Brontozoum minusculum" = Eubrontes minusculus3 Hitchcock 1837 theropod
"Brontozoum giganteum" = Eubrontes giganteus1 Hitchcock 1836 theropod
"Brontozoum approximatum" = Eubrontes giganteus3 Hitchcock 1836 theropod
"Hyphepus fieldi" = Eubrontes fieldi3 Hitchcock 1858 theropod
Grallator sp.3 Hitchcock 1858 theropod
"Grallator tenuis" = Grallator tenuis2 Hitchcock 1858 theropod
"Grallator cuneatus" = Grallator tenuis3 Hitchcock 1858 theropod
"Grallator gracilis n. sp." = Grallator tuberosus3 Hitchcock 1836 theropod
"Brontozoum exsertum" = Grallator tuberosus3 Hitchcock 1836 theropod
"Grallator cursorius" = Grallator cursorius3 Hitchcock 1858 theropod
"Grallator parallelus" = Grallator cursorius3 Hitchcock 1858 theropod
 Theropoda -
"Apatichnus minor" = Kayentapus minor4, Selenichnus breviusculus n. sp.1
"Apatichnus minor" = Kayentapus minor4 Hitchcock 1858 theropod
Selenichnus breviusculus n. sp.1 Hitchcock 1858 theropod
 Ornithischia - Moyenisauropodidae
"Anomoepus scambus" = Anomoepus scambus4, "Plesiornis quadrupes n. sp." = Anomoepus scambus1, "Anomoepus minimus" = Anomoepus scambus3, "Apatichnus circumagens n. gen. n. sp." = Anomoepus scambus3, "Anomoepus intermedius n. sp." = Anomoepus scambus2, "Anomoepus curvatus" = Anomoepus scambus3, "Anomoepus gracillimus" = Anomoepus scambus4, "Grallator gracillimus" = Anomoepus scambus1
"Anomoepus scambus" = Anomoepus scambus4 Hitchcock 1848 ornithopod
"Plesiornis quadrupes n. sp." = Anomoepus scambus1 Hitchcock 1848 ornithopod
"Anomoepus minimus" = Anomoepus scambus3 Hitchcock 1848 ornithopod
"Apatichnus circumagens n. gen. n. sp." = Anomoepus scambus3 Hitchcock 1848 ornithopod
"Anomoepus intermedius n. sp." = Anomoepus scambus2 Hitchcock 1848 ornithopod
"Anomoepus curvatus" = Anomoepus scambus3 Hitchcock 1848 ornithopod
"Anomoepus gracillimus" = Anomoepus scambus4 Hitchcock 1848 ornithopod
"Grallator gracillimus" = Anomoepus scambus1 Hitchcock 1848 ornithopod
 Saurischia - Otozoidae
Otozoum moodii1
Otozoum moodii1 Hitchcock 1847 prosauropod
 Saurischia -
? Platypterna sp.3, "Platypterna concamerata" = Platypterna concamerata5, "Platypterna varica n. sp." = Platypterna concamerata1, "Harpedactylus rectus n. sp." = Platypterna recta1
? Platypterna sp.3 Hitchcock 1845 saurischian
"Platypterna concamerata" = Platypterna concamerata5 Hitchcock 1848 saurischian
"Platypterna varica n. sp." = Platypterna concamerata1 Hitchcock 1848 saurischian
"Harpedactylus rectus n. sp." = Platypterna recta1 Hitchcock 1848 saurischian
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Plectropterna gracilis3
Plectropterna gracilis3 Hitchcock 1858 dinosaur
 Pterosauria -
Antipus bifidus n. sp.1
Antipus bifidus n. sp.1 Hitchcock 1858 pterosaur
 Pseudosuchia - Batrachopodidae
? Tarsodactylus sp.3, "Anisopus sp." = Batrachopus3, "Anisopus gracilis" = Batrachopus gracilis1, "Orthodactylus sp." = Batrachopus3, "Exocampe ornata" = Batrachopus deweyi3
? Tarsodactylus sp.3 Hitchcock 1858 aetosaur
"Anisopus sp." = Batrachopus3 Hitchcock 1845 aetosaur
"Anisopus gracilis" = Batrachopus gracilis1 Hitchcock 1845 aetosaur
"Orthodactylus sp." = Batrachopus3 Hitchcock 1845 aetosaur
"Exocampe ornata" = Batrachopus deweyi3 Hitchcock 1843 aetosaur
 Testudinata -
Helcura caudata n. sp.1
Helcura caudata n. sp.1 Hitchcock 1858 turtle
Osteichthyes
 Tetrapoda -
Typopus abnormis n. gen. n. sp.1
Typopus abnormis n. gen. n. sp.1 Hitchcock 1844 tetrapod
Hoplichnus quadrupedans
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"Hoplichnus poledrus n. sp." = Hoplichnus quadrupedans1
"Hoplichnus poledrus n. sp." = Hoplichnus quadrupedans1 Hitchcock 1848
 Vermes -
"Unisulcus minutus" = Herpystezoum2, "Unisulcus intermedius" = Herpystezoum3
"Unisulcus minutus" = Herpystezoum2
"Unisulcus intermedius" = Herpystezoum3
1Hitchcock 1858; 2Hitchcock 1865; 3Hitchcock 1865; 4Lull 1915; 5Lull 1953