†Polemarchus polemarchius Hitchcock 1837

Reptilia

Alternative combinations: Sauroidichnites polemarchius, Sauroidichnites polemarchus

Synonym: Polemarchus gigas Hitchcock 1845

Full reference: E. Hitchcock. 1837. Fossil footsteps in sandstone and graywacke. The American Journal of Sciences and Arts 32:174-176

Belongs to Polemarchus according to H. Haubold 1971

See also Adams 1846, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Hitchcock 1837, Hitchcock 1841, Hitchcock 1844, Hitchcock 1845, Hitchcock 1848, Hitchcock 1871, Hitchcock 1889, Hitchcock 1898, Lull 1904, Lull 1917, Lyman 1895 and Miller 1879

Sister taxon: Polemarchus dananus

Type specimens:

  • Polemarchus polemarchius: Its type locality is Chicopee Falls tracksite, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian lacustrine - small shale/sandstone in the Portland Formation of Massachusetts
  • Polemarchus gigas: AC 26/15-17, a footprint. Its type locality is Chicopee Falls tracksite, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian lacustrine - small shale/sandstone in the Portland Formation of Massachusetts.

Distribution:

• Jurassic of United States (2: Massachusetts collections)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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