Ichnogenus: Palaeosauropus HAY, 1902
Etymology:
= Sauropus LEA, 1849 non E. HITCHCOCK, 1845 (Sauropus barrathi, Tetrapodipidida, Anomoepodidae)
Etymology:

Ichnospecies: primaevus (LEA, 1849) HAY, 1902
Etymology: Latin, primaevus, "youthful."
= Sauropus primaevus LEA, 1849

Holotype: ANSP 9752

Locality: KU locality 1, Aharp Mountain, near Pottsvile, approximately 76?10’W, 40?40’W, Pennsylvania.

Horizon: Mauch Chunk Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Visean age, Late Mississippian Sub-Period, Early Carboniferous Period.

Material: Trackway.

Referred material:

COTTON, HUNT & COTTON, 1995/COLBERT & SCHAEFFER, 1947

FILLMORE, LUCAS & SIMPSON,2012

NMMNH P-64279: Footprint in convex hyporelief.

RPM 429: Pes impront in concave epirelief.

RPM 430: Digit tip imprints in concave epirelief.

RPM 432: Manus and pes tracks in convex hyporelief.

RPM 434: 2 manus-pes sets in convex hyporelief.

RPM 1005: Digit tips of manus-pes set in concave epirelief.

RPM 1008: Pes and digt tips in concave epirelief.

RPM 1009: Pes and claw marks in concave epirelief.

RPM 1010: Claw marks in convex hyporelief.

RPM 1018: Manus-pes set and isolated manus in convex hyporelief.

RPM 1022: 2 pes imprints and 1 manus imprint in convex hyporelief.

SMP VP-2269: Pes in convex hyporelief.

SMP VP-2280: Pes in convex hyporelief.

 

Locality: Unknown, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Horizon: Mauch Chunk Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Visean age, Late Mississippian Sub-Period, Early Carboniferous Period.

Material:

RPM H-42-178: Toe scratch marks in convex hyporelief.

RMP H-18: Pes imprint inconcve epirelif.

RPM H-67: Manus-pes set in convex hyporelief.

RPM H-74: 3 manus-pes sets in convex hyporelief.

RPM H-78:Scratch marks in convex hyporelief.

 

Locality: KU Locality 2, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Horizon: Mauch Chunk Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Visean age, Late Mississippian Sub-Period, Early Carboniferous Period.

Material:

NM PR14H: Digit imprints in convex hyporelief.

NM RBN01: Incomplete footprint in concave epirelief.

NM RBN02: Manus imprint in convex hyporelief.

NM RBN09: Incomplete manus-pes imprints in convex hyporelief.

NMMNH P-64375: Footpritn in convex hyporelief.

RPM 279: Manus-pes set in convex hyporelief.

RPM 5738: Toe imprints in concave epirelief.

RPM 32-435-1: Toe marks in convex hyporelief.

RPM B-1: Trackway with 5 manus-pes sets and an incomplete 6th set with tail drag in convex hyporelief.

RPM B-10: 1 manus-pes set andpes imprint in convex hyporelief.

RPM B-14: 2 pes imprints in convex hyporelief.

RPM B-15: Pes imprint in concave epirelief.

RPM B-18: Pes in concave eprielief.

RPM B-4: Pes imprint in concave epirelief.

RPM B-8: 2 manus-pes sets in convex hyporelief and 2 pes imprints in convex hyporelief.

RPM H-15A: Incompoete manus imprint in convex hyporelief.

RPM H-25: Toe prints in convex hyporelief.

RPM X-11: 2 pes imrpints in convex hyporelief.

RPM X-16: Toe prints in convex epirelief.

RPM X-5: Toe prints in convex hyporelief.

RPM X-52: Pes imprint in concave eprielif.

RPM X-58: Trackway of 7 manus-pes sets iwth tail drag in convex hyporelief.

SMP VP-2315: Manus and pes in concave epirelief.

SMP VP02321: Pes in convex hyporelief.

SMP VP-3420: Manus in concave epirelief.

SMP VP-3421: Manus and pes convex hyporelief iwht tail drag.

SMP VP-3422: Manus and pes in convex hyporelief.

SMP VP-3423: Footprint in convex hyporelief. 

 

Locality: KU Locality 3, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Horizon: Mauch Chunk Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Visean age, Late Mississippian Sub-Period, Early Carboniferous Period.

Material:

RPM X-1: Pes imprint in concave epirelief.

RPM X-2: Pes imprint in concave epirelief.

SMP IP-8793: Manus convex hyporelief.

SMP VP-2279: Manus and pes in convex hyporelief.

SMP VP-2285: Manus and pes in concave epirelief.

SMP VP-2292: Manus and pes in convex hyporelief.

SMP VP-3416: Manus and pes in convex hyporelief.

SMP VP-3417: Manus part and counterpart.

SMP VP-3418: Manus or pes part and counterpart.

SMP VP-3419: Manus and pes part and counterpart.

 

Locality: KU Locality 4, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Horizon: Mauch Chunk Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Visean age, Late Mississippian Sub-Period, Early Carboniferous Period.

Material:

SMP VP03414: Digit impressionsin convex hyporelief.

 

Locality: KU Locality 6, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Horizon: Mauch Chunk Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Visean age, Late Mississippian Sub-Period, Early Carboniferous Period.

Material:

SMP VP-2299: Footprint in convex hyporelief.

 

Locality: KU Locality 8, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Horizon: Mauch Chunk Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Visean age, Late Mississippian Sub-Period, Early Carboniferous Period.

Material:

SMP VP-3408: Manus and pes in convex hyporelief.

SMP VP-3409: Manus and pes in part and counterprt.

SMP VP-3410: Manus and pes in convex hyporelief.

SMP VP-3413: Manus and pes in convex hyporelief.

 

Locality: KU Locality 10, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Horizon: Mauch Chunk Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Visean age, Late Mississippian Sub-Period, Early Carboniferous Period.

Material:

SMP VP-3415: Manus and pes convex hyporelief.

 

 

Locality: KU Locality 5, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Horizon: Mauch Chunk Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Visean age, Late Mississippian Sub-Period, Early Carboniferous Period.

Material:

ANSP 22652:  2 trackways in concave epirelief.

ANSP 22653: 2 trackways in convex hyporelief.

 

Locality: KU Locality 6, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Horizon: Mauch Chunk Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Visean age, Late Mississippian Sub-Period, Early Carboniferous Period.

Material:

NMMNH P-64298: Manus and pes in part and coutnerpart with tail drag.

 

Locality: KU Locality 8, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Horizon: Mauch Chunk Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Visean age, Late Mississippian Sub-Period, Early Carboniferous Period.

Material:

NMMNH P-64275: Toe marks in concave epirelief.

NMMNH P-64308: Manus and pes in concave epirelief.