Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Ameghinichnus fortis

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Grypopentapodiscus fortis was named by Ellenberger (1970). It is not extant. Its type locality is Moyeni tracksite (zone B/2), which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian terrestrial sandstone in the Elliot Formation of Lesotho.

It was recombined as Ameghinichnus fortis by Olsen and Galton (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Grypopentapodiscus fortis Ellenberger p. 348
1984Ameghinichnus fortis Olsen and Galton p. 109

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
genusAmeghinichnus
speciesfortis()

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.

†Ameghinichnus fortis Ellenberger 1970
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available