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Selenichnidae (disused)

Osteichthyes - Selenichnidae

Taxonomy
Selenichnidae was named by Lull (1915). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Theropoda by Lull (1915); to Coelurosauria by Lull (1953), Kuhn (1963); to Theropoda by Kuhn (1966); to Coelurosauria by Kuhn (1958), Haubold (1969), Haubold (1971); to Saurischia by Haubold (1974); and to Theropoda by Carrano (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Selenichnidae Lull p. 206
1953Selenichnidae Lull p. 160
1958Selenichnidae Kuhn p. 22
1963Selenichnidae Kuhn p. 81
1966Selenichnidae Kuhn p. 96
1969Selenichnidae Haubold p. 99
1971Selenichnidae Haubold p. 73
1974Selenichnidae Haubold p. 45
2025Selenichnidae Carrano

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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
Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
familySelenichnidaeLull 1915
familySelenichnidaeLull 1915

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.

Fm. †Selenichnidae Lull 1915
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2004-12-14 12:50:08
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:50:08
Source: o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available