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Batrachopus gainensis

Reptilia - Batrachopodidae

Taxonomy
Haenamichnus gainensis was named by Kim et al. (2012). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is KNUE080301 (cast of trackway P2), a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Gain-ri tracksite, Changseon Island, which is in an Aptian/Albian terrestrial sandstone/shale in the Haman Formation of South Korea.

It was recombined as Batrachopus gainensis by Kim et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Haenamichnus gainensis Kim et al. p. 56–57 figs. 5, 7–8
2017Haenamichnus gainensis Kim et al. p. 63
2017Haenamichnus gainensis Masrour et al. p. 780
2017Haenamichnus gainensis Xing et al. p. 162
2018Haenamichnus gainensis Masrour et al. p. 288
2020Batrachopus gainensis Kim et al. p. 10

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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()
—Amniota
RankNameAuthor
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Aetosauria(Lydekker 1889)
familyBatrachopodidae
genusBatrachopus
speciesgainensis()

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.

†Batrachopus gainensis Kim et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Y. Kim et al. 2012Haenamichnus trackway indicating an animal with an elongate tetradactyl pes with digits of subequal length, and slight divarication (∼22°). Pes traces less elongate than in Haenamichnus uhangriensis, and trackway narrower with shorter, more variable steps.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:33
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:33
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Albian or 125.00000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5South Korea (Gyeongsangnam-do) Haenamichnus gainensis (type locality: 59177 220049)