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Kouphichnium lithographicum

Taxonomy

Ichnites lithographicus was named by Oppel (1862). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was recombined as Kouphichnium lithographicum by Kuhn (1958).

Synonyms

Hypornithes jurassica was named by Jaekel (1929). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Mörnsheim tracks (PROXY), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Hypornithes.

It was synonymized subjectively with Kouphichnium lithographicum by Brodkorb (1978).
Ornichnites caudatus was named by Jaekel (1929). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Mörnsheim tracks (PROXY), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Kouphichnium lithographicum by Brodkorb (1978).
Protornis bavarica was named by Jaekel (1929). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Pfalzpaint, which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Protornis, Protornis.

It was synonymized subjectively with Kouphichnium lithographicum by Brodkorb (1978).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1862	Ichnites lithographicus Oppel
1886	Ichnites lithographicus Winkler p. 198
1929	Protornis bavarica Jaekel
1929	Ornichnites caudatus Jaekel p. 235
1929	Hypornithes jurassica Jaekel p. 237–238
1958	Kouphichnium lithographicum Kuhn p. 25

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Rank	Name	Author
—	Ichnofossils
genus	Kouphichnium	Nopcsa 1923

Rank	Name	Author
species	lithographicum	(Oppel 1862)

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.

†Kouphichnium lithographicum Oppel 1862

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Invalid names: Hypornithes jurassica Jaekel 1929 [synonym], Ornichnites caudatus Jaekel 1929 [synonym], Protornis bavarica Jaekel 1929 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 155.70000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian	155.7 - 150.8	Germany (Baden-Württemberg)	Kouphichnium lithographicum (154138)
Early/Lower Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)	Kouphichnium lithographicum (35262)
Early/Lower Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	Germany (Bayern)	Hypornithes jurassica, Ornichnites caudatus (190291) Protornis bavarica (190292)