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Sustenodactylus hollandicus

Osteichthyes - Batrachopodidae

Taxonomy
Sustenodactylus hollandicus was named by Demathieu and Oosterink (1988). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is D.340, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Steengroeve Winterswijk, which is in an Anisian peritidal limestone in the Vossenveld Formation of the Netherlands.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Sustenodactylus hollandicus Demathieu and Oosterink p. 13–14 fig. 8a

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
SuchiaKrebs 1974
Aetosauria(Lydekker 1889)
familyBatrachopodidae
genusSustenodactylus
specieshollandicus

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.

Sustenodactylus hollandicus Demathieu and Oosterink 1988
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. R. Demathieu and H. W. Oosterink 1988pentadactyl hand and foot, digits II, III, IV impressed clearest. When present, I and V seem to be the smallest digits. The size of the digits increase from I to IV but the differences are slight and not always apparent. The width of the foot is slightly less than the length. Behind the toes a backward directed convex sole is visible whose length is nearly equal to the length of the toes. The angle of the foot axis with the midline is ca. 15-20° outwards. The hand is circa two and a half times as long as broad. Hand positioned in front of the foot. Track width, pes angulation about 60° so that the pace displays the same measurements as the stride.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:33
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:33
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Anisian or 246.70000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Netherlands (Gelderland) Sustenodactylus hollandicus (type locality: 96875)