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Chirotherium ladinicus

Reptilia - Chirotheriidae

Taxonomy
Sphingopus ladinicus was named by Avanzini and Wachtler (2012). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is FP003/C, a footprint. Its type locality is Passo Furcia, which is in an Illyrian dry floodplain sandstone/conglomerate in the Richthofen Conglomerate Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Chirotherium ladinicus by Klein and Lucas (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Sphingopus ladinicus Avanzini and Wachtler
2021Chirotherium ladinicus Klein and Lucas p. 28

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
familyChirotheriidaeAbel 1935
genusChirotheriumKaup 1835
speciesladinicus()

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.

†Chirotherium ladinicus Avanzini and Wachtler 2012
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Klein and S. G. Lucas 2021Pes long and slender, pentadactyl (III>IV>II>I>V) with anteriorly directed, subparallel digits II-IV, a small and proximally positioned digit I and a marked proximal pad V. Manus tracks are tridactyl and rounded (pronounced heteropody -- manus/pes ratio = 0.4) and placed in front of the hind foot. Narrow trackway, with a slightly outward rotation of the manus impressions from the midline.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:45
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Illyrian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Italy (Trentino-Alto Adige) Sphingopus ladinicus (type locality: 196816)