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Synaptichnium chirotherioides

Reptilia - Chirotheriidae

Taxonomy
Synaptichnium chirotherioides was named by Ptaszynski (1990) [Name ascribed to Ptasynski in this paper.]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is MWGUW 01142:13.6; TPW 19:48.2, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Wióry tracksite, which is in a Spathian channel sandstone/siltstone in the Wióry Formation of Poland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Synaptichnium chirotherioides Ptaszynski p. 127
2000Synaptichnium chirotherioides Ptaszynski p. 167
2011Synaptichnium chirotherioides Klein et al. p. 223

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
familyChirotheriidaeAbel 1935
genusSynaptichniumNopcsa 1923
specieschirotherioidesPtaszynski 1990

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.

†Synaptichnium chirotherioides Ptaszynski 1990
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. Ptaszynski 1990Relatively large Synaptichnium. Pedal digit III the longest, digit IV somewhat shorter but distinctly longer than digit II, digit V relatively small and placed in a distance to digit group I-IV. The latter relatively narrow posteriorly.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:45
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Spathian or 248.10000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Poland (Swietoryzskie) Synaptichnium chirotherioides (type locality: 118063)