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Acanthichnus
Taxonomy
Acanthichnus was named by Hitchcock (1858).
It was assigned to Hexapoda by Hitchcock (1898); to Insecta by Lull (1915); and to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).
It was assigned to Hexapoda by Hitchcock (1898); to Insecta by Lull (1915); and to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1858 | Acanthichnus Hitchcock p. 150 |
| 1898 | Acanthichnus Hitchcock p. 402 |
| 1915 | Acanthichnus Lull p. 56 |
| 1975 | Acanthichnus Hantzschel |
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G. †Acanthichnus Hitchcock 1858
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| W. Hantzschel 1975 | Linear tracks consisting of 2 parallel rows of short straight strokelike impressions mostly slightly turned outward; tracks very different in width, position, and length of impressions of feet. |