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Toxichnus

Taxonomy
Toxichnus was named by Hitchcock (1865). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Toxichnus inaequalis.

It was assigned to Vertebrata by Lull (1904); to Reptilia by Lull (1917); to Dinosauria by Kuhn (1958); and to Lacertoidea by Haubold (1974).

Species
T. inaequalis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Toxichnus Hitchcock p. 12
1904Toxichnus Lull pp. 541-542
1917Toxichnus Lull p. 126
1958Toxichnus Kuhn p. 24
1974Toxichnus Haubold p. 38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
RankNameAuthor
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
genusToxichnus

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.

G. †Toxichnus Hitchcock 1865
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Toxichnus inaequalis Hitchcock 1865
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Sinemurian or 201.30000 to 190.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8USA (Massachusetts) T. inaequalis (52996 91669)