Heterodontichnites Rinehart et al. 2006 (archosaur)

Reptilia - Phytosauria

Full reference: L. F. Rinehart, S. G. Lucas, and J. A. Spielmann. 2006. Bite marks on tetrapod bones from the Upper Triassic Chinle Group representing a new ichnogenus. The Triassic-Jurassic Terrestrial Transition. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 37:160-163

Parent taxon: Phytosauria according to L. F. Rinehart et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Angistorhinopsis, Angistorhinopsis ruetimeyeri, Angistorhinus gracilis, Belodon, Belodon ingens, Belodon lepturus, Belodon plieningeri, Belodon scolopax, Belodon superciliosus, Belodon validus, Brachysuchus maleriensis, Centemodon, Centemodon sulcatus, Clepsysaurus, Clepsysaurus leai, Clepsysaurus pennsylvanicus, Clepsysaurus veatleianus, Coburgosuchus, Compsosaurus, Compsosaurus priscus, Diandongosuchus, Dicynodon rosmarus, Eurydorus, Eurydorus serridens, Francosuchus, Francosuchus broilii, Francosuchus latus, Heterodontosuchus, Heterodontosuchus ganei, Leptosuchus imperfecta, Omosaurus, Omosaurus perplexus, Palaeoctonus, Palaeoctonus appalachianus, Palaeoctonus aulacodus, Palaeoctonus dumblianus, Palaeoctonus orthodon, Palaeosaurus, Palaeosaurus fraserianus, Palaeosaurus platyodon, Palaeosaurus stricklandi, Parasuchidae, Phytosaurus, Phytosaurus cubicodon, Phytosaurus cylindricodon, Promystriosuchus, Rectilinetopus, Rhytidodon rostratus, Rileya bristolensis, Rutiodon manhattanensis, Suchoprion, Suchoprion cyphodon, Suchoprion sulcidens, Termatosaurus, Termatosaurus albertii, Mesorhinosuchidae, Rutiodontidae, Paleorhinidae, Mystriosuchidae

Subtaxa: Heterodontichnites hunti

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Type: Heterodontichnites hunti

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of United States (2: New Mexico collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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