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Artiodactylus sinclairi

Xiphosura

Taxonomy
Artiodactylus sinclairi was named by Abel (1926). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Princeton University quarry, which is in a Norian terrestrial sandstone in the Stockton Formation of New Jersey. It is the type species of Artiodactylus.

It was synonymized subjectively with Micrichnus scotti by Caster (1939).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Artiodactylus sinclairi Abel
1930Artiodactylus sinclairi Hay p. 6
1935Artiodactylus sinclairi Abel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
classXiphosura()
genusArtiodactylusAbel 1926
speciessinclairiAbel 1926

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
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-09-21 12:33:59
Modified: 2010-02-05 01:20:45
Source: c = class
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Norian or 227.30000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (New Jersey) Artiodactylus sinclairi (type locality: 190915)