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Synaptichnium motutongense
Taxonomy
Synaptichnium motutongense was named by Ellenberger (1974). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is 76B, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Mokkanametsong tracksite (zone B/2), which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian terrestrial sandstone in the Elliot Formation of Lesotho.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1974 | Synaptichnium motutongense Ellenberger p. 112 figs. Pl. Q, XXVIII |
| 1984 | Synaptichnium motutongense Olsen and Galton p. 110 |
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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.
†Synaptichnium motutongense Ellenberger 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Sinemurian or 201.30000 to 190.80000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Hettangian - Sinemurian | Lesotho (Quthing) | Synaptichnium motutongense (type locality: 84072) |