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Ameghinichnus ginsburgi
Taxonomy
Acropentapodiscus ginsburgi was named by Ellenberger (1970). It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Pokane tracksite, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian terrestrial sandstone in the Elliot Formation of Lesotho.
It was recombined as Ameghinichnus ginsburgi by Olsen and Galton (1984).
It was recombined as Ameghinichnus ginsburgi by Olsen and Galton (1984).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1970 | Acropentapodiscus ginsburgi Ellenberger p. 348 |
1984 | Ameghinichnus ginsburgi Olsen and Galton p. 109 |
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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.
†Ameghinichnus ginsburgi Ellenberger 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Luo et al. 2003 |
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) | Acropentapodiscus ginsburgi (84071) |