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Protochirotherium wolfhagense
Taxonomy
Protochirotherium wolfhagense was named by Fichter and Kunz (2004). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Quarry near Wolfhagen, which is in a Smithian terrestrial horizon in the Detfurth Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Protochirotherium.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2004 | Protochirotherium wolfhagense Fichter and Kunz |
| 2007 | Protochirotherium wolfhagense Klein and Haubold p. 124 |
| 2010 | Protochirotherium wolfhagense Klein et al. p. 4 |
| 2021 | Protochirotherium wolfhagense Klein and Lucas p. 32 |
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†Protochirotherium wolfhagense Fichter and Kunz 2004
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| H. Klein et al. 2010 | Pes imprints pentadactyl, plantigrade to semiplantigrade, average length 109 mm, average width 81 mm. Digit proportions V > III > IV > II > I. Digit angle I-IV 28◦ , digit angle I-V 67◦ on average. Average cross-axis angle 76◦. Manus imprints: Like the pes imprints pentadactyl and plantigrade to semiplantigrade, average length: 59 mm, average width 62 mm. Digit proportions V > III > IV = II > I. Digit angle I-IV 46◦, digit angle I-V 73◦ on average. |
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988 | |||||