Gwyneddichnium majore Bock 1952 (archosaur)

Reptilia - Pseudosuchia - Gwyneddichniidae

Full reference: W. Bock. 1952. Triassic reptilian tracks and trends of locomotive evolution. Journal of Paleontology 26(3):395-433

Belongs to Gwyneddichnium according to H. Klein and S. G. Lucas 2021

See also Bock 1952, Hunt and Lucas 2007 and Kuhn 1958

Sister taxa: Gwyneddichnium elongatum, Gwyneddichnium minore

Type specimen: ANSP 15212-15213, a footprint. Its type locality is Gwynedd Tunnel (track layers), which is in a Norian floodplain claystone in the Lockatong Formation of Pennsylvania.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of United States (3: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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