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Sederipes goddardensis

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Sederipes goddardensis was named by Stanford et al. (2018). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is GSFC-VP1, m1-m2, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Goddard Space Flight Center, which is in an Aptian mire/swamp sandstone/claystone in the Patuxent Formation of Maryland. It is the type species of Sederipes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Sederipes goddardensis Stanford et al. p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
genusSederipes
speciesgoddardensis

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.

Sederipes goddardensis Stanford et al. 2018
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Stanford et al. 2018as for ichnogenus
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2005-09-06 19:53:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 19:44:02
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hopson 1973, Luo et al. 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Aptian or 125.00000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0USA (Maryland) Sederipes goddardensis (type locality: 26782)