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Therapsipus cumminsi
Taxonomy
Therapsipus cumminsi was named by Hunt et al. (1993). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Therapsipus type locality, Holbrook, which is in an Aegean/Bithynian terrestrial sandstone in the Moenkopi Formation of Arizona. It is the type species of Therapsipus.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1993 | Therapsipus cumminsi Hunt et al. p. 213 |
2021 | Therapsipus cumminsi Klein and Lucas p. 89 |
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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.
†Therapsipus cumminsi Hunt et al. 1993
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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H. Klein and S. G. Lucas 2021 | Large (pes length ~ 230- 260 mm) footprints of a quadruped in which both pes and manus are pentadactyl, digit I is poorly impressed and have concave posterior margins; pace angulation ~ 85o. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983 |