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Duquettichnus

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Duquettichnus was named by Sarjeant and Thulborn (1986). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Marsupialia by Sarjeant and Thulborn (1986); and to Marsupialia by Sarjeant (2000).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Duquettichnus Sarjeant and Thulborn p. 1225 figs. 1-3
1986Duquettichnus kooli Sarjeant and Thulborn p. 1225 figs. 1-3
2000Duquettichnus Sarjeant p. 161
2000Duquettichnus kooli Sarjeant p. 161

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Marsupialia()
Didelphia
AmeridelphiaSzalay 1982
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
genusDuquettichnus

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. A. S. Sarjeant and R. A. Thulborn 1986Pentadactyl, semidigitigrade to digitigrade footprints. Manus somewhat smaller than pes. Digit I of manus shorter than the others, but not opposed. Digit I of pes showing marked opposition; digits II - III exhibiting syndactyly. All digits of manus and pes are clawed.