†Triaenopus emmonsii Hitchcock 1841 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Labyrinthodontia

Alternative combinations: Sauroidichnites emmonsii, Triaenopus emmonsianus

Synonyms: Sauroidichnites baileyi Hitchcock 1841, Triaenopus baileyanus Hitchcock 1841, Triaenopus baileyi Hitchcock 1841

Full reference: E. Hitchcock. 1841. Final Report on the Geology of Massachusetts xii-831

Belongs to Triaenopus according to H. Haubold 1971

See also Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Hitchcock 1841, Hitchcock 1845, Hitchcock 1848, Lull 1904, Lull 1917 and Warren 1854

Sister taxa: Triaenopus leptodactylus, Triaenopus lulli

Type specimens:

  • Triaenopus emmonsii: Its type locality is Wethersfield tracksite, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian fluvial-lacustrine shale/sandstone in the Portland Formation of Connecticut
  • Sauroidichnites baileyi: AC 31/27, a footprint. Its type locality is Wethersfield tracksite, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian fluvial-lacustrine shale/sandstone in the Portland Formation of Connecticut.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Jurassic of United States (2: Connecticut collections)

Total: 2 collections including 4 occurrences

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