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Ameghinichnus acutus
Taxonomy
Dinopentapodiscus acutus was named by Ellenberger (1970). It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Leribe tracksite, which is in a Pliensbachian terrestrial horizon in the Clarens Formation of Lesotho.
It was recombined as Ameghinichnus acutus by Olsen and Galton (1984).
It was recombined as Ameghinichnus acutus by Olsen and Galton (1984).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1970 | Dinopentapodiscus acutus Ellenberger p. 350 |
1984 | Ameghinichnus acutus Olsen and Galton p. 109 |
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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 acutus Ellenberger 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Luo et al. 2003, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: Pliensbachian or 190.80000 to 182.70000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Pliensbachian | Lesotho (Leribe) | Dinopentapodiscus acutus (type locality: 56001) |