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Ancyropus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Ancyropus was named by Hitchcock (1845). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Sauroidichnites heteroclitus.

It was assigned to Tetradactylidae by Hitchcock (1845); to Chelonia by Hitchcock (1848); to Testudinata by Lull (1904); to Reptilia by Lull (1917); and to Amphibia by Kuhn (1958).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Ancyropus Hitchcock p. 24
1848Ancyropus Hitchcock p. 242
1904Ancyropus Lull p. 528
1917Ancyropus Lull p. 123
1958Ancyropus Kuhn p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
genusAncyropus

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. †Ancyropus Hitchcock 1845
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†Ancyropus heteroclitus Hitchcock 1841
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Invalid names: Sauroidichnites jacksoni Hitchcock 1841 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. Hitchcock 1848Hind feet the larger, three leptodactylous toes in front, and one proceeding from the posterior part of the heel. Toes on the fore foot, three in front; perhaps one behind. Heels before and behind, long and crooked. Toes of both feet much curved outward. Tracks in two parallel rows. Feet slightly resembling an anchor, and hence the name.