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Synaptichnium kotanskii

Reptilia - Chirotheriidae

Taxonomy
Synaptichnium kotanskii was named by Ptaszynski (2000). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is ZPAL R.7121: 11, 13, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Wióry tracksite, which is in a Spathian channel sandstone/siltstone in the Wióry Formation of Poland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Synaptichnium kotanskii Ptaszynski p. 170–172
2011Synaptichnium kotanskii Klein et al. p. 223
2021Synaptichnium kotanskii Klein and Lucas p. 38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
familyChirotheriidaeAbel 1935
genusSynaptichniumNopcsa 1923
specieskotanskii

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 kotanskii Ptaszynski 2000
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. Ptaszynski 2000Small Synaptichnium with pes digits III and IV equal in length, and relatively long digit II. Both pes and manus digits II-IV are subparallel. Manus digit III longer than IV. Divarications of pes digits I-N and II-IV are low, 10 and 6°, respectively.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:45
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983

Age range: Spathian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Poland (Swietoryzskie) Synaptichnium kotanskii (type locality: 118063)