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Occitanopodus gandi
Taxonomy
Occitanopodus gandi was named by Moreau et al. (2020). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Manual track–pedal track set LM1-LP1 of the trackway CAS-1, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Castelbouc No. 4 Cave tracksite, which is in a Bathonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone/lime mudstone in the Calcaires à Stipites Formation of France.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2020 | Occitanopodus gandi Moreau et al. p. 6–7 figs. 5, 6 |
| 2021 | Occitanopodus gandi Poropat et al. p. 29 |
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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.
†Occitanopodus gandi Moreau et al. 2020
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J.-D. Moreau et al. 2020 | Ichnotaxon showing a unique combination of characters not observed amongst other wide-gauge sauropod tracks such as Brontopodus, Polyonyx, and Titanopodus, as well as medium- to wide-gauge sauropod tracks such as Calorckosauripus and Oobardjidama. Trackway: wide-gauge sauropod trackway with pronounced heteropody (pedal track area 4–6 times greater than manual track area). Pedal tracks and manual tracks aligned. Pedal tracks: form a small positive rotation angle relative to the trackway axis (0–27°). Large- sized (about 1 m in length), pentadactyl, asymmetric, subcircular to oval pedal tracks. Pedal tracks mainly as long as wide or slightly wider than long. Maximum width of pedal tracks located in the middle, or slightly toward the anterior part of the track. Pedal tracks with short digit impressions that show strong outward rotation. Manual tracks: form a small positive rotation angle relative to the trackway axis (0–27°). Manual tracks symmetrical, ‘D’-shaped, and lacking any indication of digits or claws. |
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| Source: infrao = infraorder | |||||
| Reference: Marsh 1875 | |||||