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Taotieichnus orientalis
Taxonomy
Taotieichnus orientalis was named by Xing et al. (2013). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is ZLJ 0035 and is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Dalishu bonebed, Konglongshan, which is in a Hettangian lacustrine - small mudstone in the Lufeng Formation of China. It is the type species of Taotieichnus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2013 | Taotieichnus orientalis Xing et al. p. 60 |
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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.
†Taotieichnus orientalis Xing et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L. Xing et al. 2013 | Epichnia, convex burrows (Fig. 7A) with dilated parts considered to be chambers (Fig. 7B). Traces columnar, branching, convex, with Y-shaped branches (Fig. 7C). Traces wind around the surfaces of the bones. At junctions other than Y-shaped branches, traces overlap rather than intersect directly (Fig. 7D). Surface texture rough. Traces hollow with thin mud constructed walls and cement infilled. |
Measurements
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Hettangian or 201.30000 to 199.30000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Hettangian | China (Yunnan) | Taotieichnus orientalis (type locality: 173377) |