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Ormathichnus

Taxonomy
Ormathichnus was named by Miller (1880).

It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Ormathichnus Miller
1975Ormathichnus Hantzschel

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RankNameAuthor
—Ichnofossils
RankNameAuthor
genusOrmathichnusMiller 1880

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. †Ormathichnus Miller 1880
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Hantzschel 1975According to Osgood (1970, p. 372), “genus” comprising two different forms: 1) one syntype is a small trail, consisting of series of minute, disconnected Rusophycos-like bodies; 2) the other syntype was compared by Miller with cast of column of Heterocrinus.
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