†Ancyropus heteroclitus Hitchcock 1841
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Alternative combination: Sauroidichnites heteroclitus
Synonyms: Ancyropus jacksonianus Hitchcock 1841, Sauroidichnites jacksoni Hitchcock 1841
Full reference: E. Hitchcock. 1841. Final Report on the Geology of Massachusetts xii-831
Belongs to Ancyropus according to H. Haubold 1971
See also Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Hitchcock 1841, Hitchcock 1845, Hitchcock 1848, Hitchcock 1871, Hitchcock 1889, Lull 1904, Lull 1917 and Miller 1879
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Ancyropus heteroclitus: AC 27/2, a footprint. Its type locality is The Cove, Wethersfield, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian fluvial-lacustrine shale in the Portland Formation of Connecticut.
- Sauroidichnites jacksoni: Its type locality is The Cove, Wethersfield, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian fluvial-lacustrine shale in the Portland Formation of Connecticut.
Distribution:
• Jurassic of United States (4: Connecticut, Massachusetts collections)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences
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