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Procolophonichnium polonicum

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Rhynchosauroides polonicus was named by Ptaszynski (1990) [Name ascribed to Ptaszynski in this paper.]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is KR 11:4.1, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Wióry tracksite, which is in a Spathian channel sandstone/siltstone in the Wióry Formation of Poland.

It was recombined as Procolophonichnium polonicum by Ptaszynski (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Rhynchosauroides polonicus Ptaszynski p. 133
2000Procolophonichnium polonicum Ptaszynski p. 177

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassParareptiliaLawrence 1868
superfamilyProcolophonoidea
genusProcolophonichniumNopcsa 1923
speciespolonicum(Ptaszynski 1990)

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.

Procolophonichnium polonicum Ptaszynski 1990
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. Ptaszynski 1990Large Rhynchosauroides with relatively short digit group I-IV and nearly equally long digits I11 and IV; tip of digit V on the level of half the length of digit IV.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Spathian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Poland (Swietoryzskie) Rhynchosauroides polonicus (type locality: 118063)