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Walmadanyichnus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Walmadanyichnus was named by Salisbury et al. (2016). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Walmadanyichnus hunteri.

It was assigned to Ornithopoda by Salisbury et al. (2016), Poropat et al. (2023).

Species
W. hunteri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Walmadanyichnus Salisbury et al. p. 83
2023Walmadanyichnus Poropat et al. p. 179

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Ornithischia()
Genasauria
Cerapoda
Ornithopoda()
genusWalmadanyichnus

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. †Walmadanyichnus Salisbury et al. 2016
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Walmadanyichnus hunteri Salisbury et al. 2016
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:40:05
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:40:05
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Barremian or 137.05000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian - Barremian137.05 - 121.4Australia (Western Australia) W. hunteri (61671 185864 185927)