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Rhynchocephalichnus pisanus

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Ichnites pisanus was named by Fucini (1915). 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 pisanus by Demathieu and Haubold (1972); it was recombined as Rhynchocephalichnus pisanus by Huene (1941), Heller (1952), Tongiorgi (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Ichnites pisanus Fucini
1941Rhynchocephalichnus pisanus Huene p. 14
1952Rhynchocephalichnus pisanus Heller p. 140
1972Rhynchosauroides pisanus Demathieu and Haubold p. 804
1980Rhynchocephalichnus pisanus Tongiorgi p. 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Episquamata
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
genusRhynchocephalichnusMaidwell 1911
speciespisanus(Fucini 1915)

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, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Triassic to the top of the Carnian or 251.90200 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7United Kingdom (England) Rhynchosauroides pisanus (184047)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy (Toscana) Ichnites pisanus (68779)