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Rhynchocephalichnus etruscus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Rhynchocephalichnus etruscus was named by Huene (1941). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Agnano tracksite, Monte Pisano, which is in a Carnian delta plain siltstone/claystone in the Quarziti di Monte Serra Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Rhynchosauroides etruscus by Demathieu and Haubold (1972).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Rhynchocephalichnus etruscus Huene p. 18–19
1972Rhynchosauroides etruscus Demathieu and Haubold p. 804
1980Rhynchocephalichnus etruscus Tongiorgi p. 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Episquamata
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
genusRhynchocephalichnusMaidwell 1911
speciesetruscus

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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy (Toscana) Rhynchocephalichnus etruscus (type locality: 68779)