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Batrachopodidae
Taxonomy
Batrachopodidae was named by Lull (1904). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Batrachopus.
It was assigned to Proterosauria by Lull (1904); to Aetosauria by Lull (1915); to Parasuchia by Hitchcock and Grier (1927); to Protosuchia by Haubold (1971); and to Crocodilia by Gand (1974).
It was assigned to Proterosauria by Lull (1904); to Aetosauria by Lull (1915); to Parasuchia by Hitchcock and Grier (1927); to Protosuchia by Haubold (1971); and to Crocodilia by Gand (1974).
Subtaxa
Angolaichnus, Batrachopus (syn. Arachichnus, Orthodactylus, Suchopus, Palamopus, Parabatrachopus, Anisopus, Cheirotheroides, Comptichnus, Chelonoides, Nanopodiscus, Anisichnus, Macropterna, Exocampe, Sustenodactylus, Stenodactylus, Batrachoidichnites, Shepardia) (type genus), Rigalites, Tarsodactylus
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1904 | Batrachopodidae Lull p. 482 |
| 1915 | Batrachopodidae Lull p. 174 |
| 1927 | Batrachopodidae Hitchcock and Grier p. 186 |
| 1971 | Batrachopodidae Haubold p. 60 |
| 1974 | Batrachopodidae Gand p. 9 |
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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.
Fm. †Batrachopodidae Lull 1904
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G. †Batrachopus Hitchcock 1845
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†Batrachopus argentinus Lull 1942
†Batrachopus bakoenaorum Ellenberger 1974
†Batrachopus deweyi Hitchcock 1843
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Invalid names: Antipus flexiloquus Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Arachichnus dehiscens Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Batrachopus parvulus Hitchcock 1837 [synonym], Cheirotheroides pilulatus Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Chelonoides incedens Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Exocampe arcta Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Exocampe minima Hitchcock 1862 [synonym], Exocampe ornata Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Orthodactylus floriferus Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Orthodactylus introvergens Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Orthodactylus linearis Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Palamopus gracilipes Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Palamopus palmatus Hitchcock 1845 [synonym], Palamopus rogersi Hitchcock 1843 [synonym], Sustenodactylus curvatus Hitchcock 1858 [synonym]
†Batrachopus dispar Lull 1904
†Batrachopus gainensis Kim et al. 2012
†Batrachopus gilberti Lapparent and Montenat 1967
†Batrachopus gracilis Hitchcock 1845
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Invalid names: Batrachopus gracilior Hitchcock 1862 [synonym], Shepardia palmipes Hitchcock 1858 [synonym]
†Batrachopus grandis Kim et al. 2020
†Batrachopus pilosus Ellenberger 1970
†Batrachopus rugosus Ellenberger 1970
†Batrachopus supersaltator Ellenberger 1970
†Batrachopus tenuis Ellenberger 1970
†Batrachopus varians Demathieu 1970
Invalid names: Anisichnus Hitchcock 1871 [synonym], Anisopus Hitchcock 1848 [synonym], Arachichnus Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Batrachoidichnites Hitchcock 1844 [synonym], Cheirotheroides Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Chelonoides Agassiz 1857 [synonym], Comptichnus Hitchcock 1865 [synonym], Exocampe Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Macropterna Hitchcock 1848 [synonym], Nanopodiscus Ellenberger 1970 [synonym], Orthodactylus Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Palamopus Hitchcock 1845 [synonym], Parabatrachopus Lull 1942 [synonym], Shepardia Hitchcock 1858 [synonym], Suchopus Ellenberger 1974 [synonym], Sustenodactylus Lull 1904 [synonym]
G. †Rigalites Huene 1931
G. †Tarsodactylus Hitchcock 1858
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†Tarsodactylus caudatus Hitchcock 1858
†Tarsodactylus expansus Hitchcock 1866
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. S. Lull 1904 | The same as those given for the order. DIgits of the pes with acuminate claws. |
Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Anisian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 247.20000 to 113.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 242.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 242.0 Ma
Collections (63 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Anisian | Netherlands (Gelderland) | Sustenodactylus hollandicus (96875) | |
| Anisian - Ladinian | France (Rhône-Alpes) | Batrachopus sp. (199929) | |
| Anisian - Ladinian | France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) | Batrachopus varians (31310) | |
| Late/Upper Triassic | USA (New Jersey) | Anisichnus gracilis (91694) | |
| Norian | Argentina (Mendoza) | Chirotherium sp. (206089) | |
| Norian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Anisichnus gracilis (55413) Batrachopus sp. (84111) | |
| Norian | USA (New Jersey) | Batrachopus sp. (187287) | |
| Norian - Rhaetian | USA (New Jersey) | Batrachopus sp. (187321) | |
| Norian - Rhaetian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Orthodactylus howelli (68705) | |
| Norian - Rhaetian | Lesotho (Mohale's Hoek) | Comptichnus sp. (56020) | |
| Rhaetian | France (Pays de la Loire) | Pseudosuchia indet. (70801) | |
| Rhaetian | USA (New Jersey) | Batrachopus deweyi, Batrachopus bellus (194093) | |
| Rhaetian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Batrachopus sp. (62768) | |
| Rhaetian - Hettangian | USA (Arizona) | Batrachopus deweyi (137291) | |
| Rhaetian - Hettangian | USA (Utah) | Batrachopus sp. (57065 223706) | |
| Early/Lower Jurassic | China (Nei Mongol) | Batrachopus sp. (107973) | |
| Jurassic | Colombia (Santander) | Batrachopus sp. (55322) | |
| Hettangian | USA (Utah) | Batrachopus sp. (121305 121321) Batrachopus sp., Batrachopus sp. (56131) | |
| Hettangian | France (Region Midi-Pyrenees) | Batrachopus deweyi (31306) | |
| Hettangian | USA (Connecticut) | Batrachopus deweyi (51257) Batrachopus dispar (55741) Shepardia palmipes (51256) | |
| Hettangian | USA (Massachusetts) | Apatichnus bellus (53030) Shepardia palmipes, Anisopus sp., Anisopus gracilis, Anisopus gracilior, Anisopus deweyanus, Antipus flexiloquus, Comptichnus obesus, Exocampe sp., Tarsodactylus caudatus, Chelonoides incedens, Macropterna sp., Macropterna divaricans, Macropterna gracilipes, Macropterna vulgaris, Exocampe arcta, Exocampe ornata, Orthodactylus floriferus, Orthodactylus introvergens, Arachichnus sp., Apatichnus bellus, Batrachopus dispar (52986) | |
| Hettangian | France (Pays de la Loire) | Pseudosuchia indet. (70802) | |
| Hettangian | USA (Colorado) | Batrachopus sp. (193011) | |
| Early/Lower Hettangian | USA (Connecticut) | Batrachopus sp. (192863) | |
| Early/Lower Hettangian | Canada (Nova Scotia) | Batrachopus sp. (138976 138978 227835) Batrachopus spp. (138977) | |
| Middle Hettangian | France (Occitanie) | Batrachopus sp. (190122) | |
| Hettangian - Sinemurian | Lesotho (Quthing) | Nanopodiscus tenuis, Plateotetrapodiscus rugosus (84064) Suchopus bakoenaorum (84072) | |
| Hettangian - Sinemurian | USA (Massachusetts) | Anisopus deweyanus (52994) Anisopus gracilis, Macropterna divaricans, Macropterna rhynchosauroidea, Macropterna vulgaris, Sauroidichnites palmatus, Ornithoidichnites rogersi (52985) Anisopus gracilis, Orthodactylus sp., Anisopus deweyanus, Orthodactylus linearis, Stenodactylus curvatus, Arachichnus dehiscens, Apatichnus bellus, Exocampe minima (52987) Anisopus sp., Anisopus gracilis, Orthodactylus sp., Tarsodactylus sp., Exocampe ornata (52998) Batrachopus deweyi, Anisopus sp. (52999) Batrachopus deweyi, Macropterna vulgaris (52995) Shepardia palmipes, Sauroidichnites deweyi, Anisopus gracilis, Macropterna vuigaris, Macropterna divaricans, Palamopus gracilipes, Macropterna vulgaris, Exocampe arcta, Exocampe ornata, Palamopus palmatus, Palamopus rogersi (52996) Tarsodactylus expansus (91578) | |
| Hettangian - Sinemurian | USA (Connecticut) | Anisopus barrattii, Anisopus gracilis, Anisopus deweyanus (53033) Comptichnus sp., Exocampe ornata (53000) Macropterna divaricans, Macropterna rhynchosauroidea, Macropterna vulgaris, Exocampe ornata, Arachichnus dehiscens, Palamopus rogersi (53023) | |
| Sinemurian | France (Pays de la Loire) | Batrachopus gilberti (200113) | |
| Sinemurian - Pliensbachian | USA (Utah) | Batrachopus sp. (223699) | |
| Pliensbachian | Lesotho (Leribe) | Theromorpha indet. (56001) | |
| Pliensbachian | USA (Utah) | Batrachopus sp. (229818) | |
| Pliensbachian - Toarcian | USA (Utah) | Batrachopus sp. (201625) | |
| Pliensbachian - Toarcian | USA (Idaho) | Batrachopus sp. (195189) | |
| Berriasian - Hauterivian | Brazil (Paraíba) | Batrachopodidae indet. (58790) | |
| Neocomian | Argentina (San Luis) | Parabatrachopus argentina (55479) | |
| Aptian | South Korea (Gyeongsangnam-do) | Batrachopus grandis (220038 220039 220040) | |
| Aptian - Albian | South Korea (Gyeongsangnam-do) | Haenamichnus gainensis (59177 220049) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Angola (Lunda Sul) | Angolaichnus adamanticus (190121) |