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Batrachichnus

Amphibia

Taxonomy
Batrachichnus was named by Woodworth (1900). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Batrachichnus plainvillensis. It is the type genus of Batrachichnidae.

It was assigned to Batrachichnidae by Haubold (1971); to Temnospondylia by Haubold (1974); and to Amphibia by Ptaszyński and Niedźwiedzki (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Batrachichnus Woodworth
1971Batrachichnus Haubold p. 14
1974Batrachichnus Haubold p. 25
2004Batrachichnus Ptaszyński and Niedźwiedzki

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
genusBatrachichnusWoodworth 1900

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. †Batrachichnus Woodworth 1900
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Batrachichnus obscurus Gilmore 1927
Batrachichnus parvus Gilmore 1927
Batrachichnus plainvillensis Woodworth 1900
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Invalid names: Batrachichnus delicatulus Lull 1918 [synonym], Hyloidichnus arnhardti Haubold 1973 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2005-03-06 14:47:58
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:47:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Olenekian or 358.90000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Pennsylvania) B. sp. (197984)
Artinskian - Capitanian290.1 - 259.9Czech Republic (Hradec Kralove) Saurichnites salamandroides (180863)
Artinskian - Capitanian290.1 - 259.9Poland (Lower Silesia) Saurichnites salamandroides (223853)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Argentina (La Pampa) B. salamandroides (197306 197307)
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2Poland (Swietokrzyskie) B. salamandroides (197230 197231)