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Ambystomichnus montanensis

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Ambystomichnus montanensis was named by Gilmore (1928) [Trackways similar to those of Dicamptodon but twice as large and slightly longer in trunk region.]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is USNM 7635 and is a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Ambystomichnus montanensis Gilmore
1981Ambystomichnus montanensis Estes

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
—Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
suborderAmbystomatoidea
familyDicamptodontidaeTihen 1958
subfamilyDicamptodontinaeTihen 1958
genusAmbystomichnusPeabody 1954
speciesmontanensisGilmore 1928

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.

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Diagnosis
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