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Palamopus anomalus

Osteichthyes - Batrachopodidae

Taxonomy
Palamopus anomalus was named by Hitchcock (1845). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. It is the type species of Palamopus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Sauroidichnites palmatus Hitchcock
1836Ornithichnites palmatus Hitchcock p. 324 fig. 15
1837Sauroidichnites palmatus Hitchcock p. 175
1841Sauroidichnites palmatus Hitchcock p. 483
1845Palamopus anomalus Hitchcock p. 24
1848Macropterna recta Hitchcock p. 235 figs. Pl. 15:6
1879Ornithichnites palmatus Miller p. 147
1879Sauroidichnites palmatus Miller p. 147
1902Palamopus anomalus Hay p. 548
1904Palamopus anomalus Lull p. 532
1930Palamopus anomalus Hay p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
SuchiaKrebs 1974
Aetosauria(Lydekker 1889)
familyBatrachopodidae
genusPalamopus
speciesanomalus

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.

Palamopus anomalus Hitchcock 1845
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Invalid names: Macropterna recta Hitchcock 1848 [synonym], Sauroidichnites palmatus Hitchcock 1836 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:33
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:33
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Sinemurian or 201.40000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9USA (Massachusetts) Sauroidichnites palmatus (52985)