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Diplichnites

Taxonomy
Diplichnites was named by Dawson (1873).

It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975); and to Myriapoda by Lockley et al. (2011).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Diplichnites Dawson
1975Diplichnites Hantzschel
2011Diplichnites Lockley et al. p. 351

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RankNameAuthor
Ichnofossils
RankNameAuthor
genusDiplichnitesDawson 1873

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.

G. †Diplichnites Dawson 1873
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Hantzschel 1975Morphologically simple track, width about 1 to 2 cm, consisting of 2 parallel series of fine ridges (1-5 mm long), individual ridges elongate obliquely to track axis, sometimes apparently occurring in pairs, anterior ridge more prominent.