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Abelichnus

Reptilia - Avetheropoda

Taxonomy
Abelichnus was named by Calvo (1991). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Theropoda by Calvo (1999); to Theropoda by Romero Molina et al. (2003); to Carnosauria by Calvo (1991) and Calvo and Mazzetta (2004); and to Carnosauria by Calvo (2007).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Abelichnus Calvo p. 250
1999Abelichnus Calvo p. 35
2003Abelichnus Romero Molina et al. p. 25
2004Abelichnus Calvo and Mazzetta p. 550
2007Abelichnus Calvo p. 319

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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()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
orderAvetheropoda
infraorderCarnosauria()
genusAbelichnus

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. †Abelichnus Calvo 1991
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Abelichnus astigarrae Calvo 1991
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. O. Calvo 1991Dinosaurio bípedo, tridáctilo, de gran tamaño. Dedos largos y gruesos con almohadillas, levemente más largas que anchas. El dedo III más desarollado que los laterales; presencia de garras en los dedos, más profunda en el III y desplazada hacia el interior. Dedo IV más largo que el II con garras desplazadas hacia afuera. Ángulo de paso inferior a 150°; "palma" de bordo subredondeado y de superficie reducida.