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Kouphichnium
Taxonomy
Kouphichnium was named by Nopcsa (1923). It is considered to be a form taxon.
It was assigned to Xiphosura by Caster (1939); to Saurischia by Kuhn (1958); to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975); and to Compsognathidae by Brodkorb (1978).
It was assigned to Xiphosura by Caster (1939); to Saurischia by Kuhn (1958); to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975); and to Compsognathidae by Brodkorb (1978).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1923 | Kouphichnium Nopcsa |
| 1929 | Hypornithes Jaekel p. 237–238 |
| 1939 | Kouphichnium Caster p. 796 |
| 1958 | Kouphichnium Kuhn p. 25 |
| 1975 | Kouphichnium Hantzschel |
| 1978 | Kouphichnium Brodkorb p. 224 |
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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.
G. †Kouphichnium Nopcsa 1923
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†Kouphichnium lithographicum Oppel 1862
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Invalid names: Hypornithes jurassica Jaekel 1929 [synonym], Ornichnites caudatus Jaekel 1929 [synonym], Protornis bavarica Jaekel 1929 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hypornithes Jaekel 1929 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| W. Hantzschel 1975 | Heteropodous tracks of great variability; complete track consisting of 2 kinds of imprints, 1) 2 chevron-like series each of 4 oval or round holes or bifid V-shaped impressions or scratches, forwardly directed [made by anterior 4 pairs of feet], and 2) one pair of digitate or flabellar, toe-shaped or otherwise variable imprints [made by birdfoot-like “pushers” of 5th pair of feet, with their 4 or 5 leaflike movable blades]; track with or without median dragmark; occasionally preserved in the Upper Jurassic, Solnhofen Limestone, leasing to carcass of producer (Mesolimulus). |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Westphalian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 318.70000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (21 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westphalian | USA (Alabama) | K. sp. (81525) | |
| Missourian - Virgilian | USA (Kansas) | K. isp. (31) | |
| Smithian - Spathian | USA (Utah) | K. sp. (222906) | |
| Aegean | France (Moselle) | K. sp. (140641 206487 206493) | |
| Aegean | France (Bas-Rhin) | K. sp. (206488) | |
| Anisian | Netherlands (Gelderland) | K. sp. (96875) | |
| Norian | USA (New Jersey) | K. sp. (55412) | |
| Norian | USA (New Mexico) | K. sp. (46560 84021) | |
| Norian - Rhaetian | USA (Utah) | K. sp. (193043) | |
| Hettangian | USA (Utah) | K. sp. (121305 121311) | |
| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | K. lithographicum (154138) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bayern) | Hypornithes jurassica, Ornichnites caudatus (190291) Protornis bavarica (190292) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | France (Midi-Pyrenees) | K. sp. (145957) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) | K. lithographicum (35262) | |
| Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian | Argentina (Neuquén) | K. sp. (154108) | |
| Maastrichtian | Mexico (Coahuila) | Testudines indet. (53915) |