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Isochirotherium sanctacrucense

Reptilia - Chirotheriidae

Taxonomy
Isochirotherium sanctacrucense was named by Ptaszynski (1990) [Name ascribed to Ptaszynski in this paper.]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is MWGUW 01141:3.29, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Wióry tracksite, which is in a Spathian channel sandstone/siltstone in the Wióry Formation of Poland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Isochirotherium sanctacrucense Ptaszynski p. 123–124
2000Isochirotherium sanctacrucense Ptaszynski p. 167

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
familyChirotheriidaeAbel 1935
genusIsochirotherium
speciessanctacrucensePtaszynski 1990

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Isochirotherium sanctacrucense Ptaszynski 1990
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. Ptaszynski 1990Medium sized Isochirotherium with relatively short digit group I-IV, the width of which almost equals the length. Pedal digit IV shorter than digit II, but distinctly longer than digit I; digit V somewhat longer than digit III.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:45
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983

Age range: Spathian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Poland (Swietoryzskie) Isochirotherium sanctacrucense (type locality: 118063)