Ichnogenus: Plectropterna E. HITCHCOCK, 1845
Etymology:
= Plectropus E. HITCHCOCK, 1845
Etymology:
= Tarsoplectrus LULL, 1904
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Ichnospecies: minitans (E. HITCHCOCK, 1841) E. HITCHCOCK, 1845 (Type)
Etymology:
= Sauroidichnites minitans E. HITCHCOCK, 1841
= Plectropus minitans and longipes E. HITCHCOCK, 1845

Holotype: Amherst collection 34/35

Locality: North bank below Turners Falls, 42°36’43”, 72°03’88”, Deerfield Basin, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

Horizon: Turners Falls Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Triassic.

Material: 5 toed manus and 4 toed pes prints of a bipedal animal.

Referred material:

Localities: North bank below Turners Falls, Turners Falls, Field’s orchard in Gill, Chicopee Falls, and near Cabotville, Mass; Wethersfield Cove and Wethersfield, Conn.

 


= Anomoepus intermedius LULL, 1904
Etymology: Latin, intermedius, "intermediate."

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Ichnospecies: angusta E. HITCHCOCK, 1858
Etymology: Latin, angustus, "narrow."
= Tarsoplectrus angustus LULL, 1904

Holotype: Amherst collection 33/39

Locality: Turners Falls, 42°36’43”, 72°03’88”, Deerfield Basin, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

Horizon: Turners Falls Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Triassic.

Material: 4 toed prints of a bipedal animal.

Referred material:

Localities: Field’s Farm, Lily Pond, Gill, Turners Falls, Mass.

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Ichnospecies: elegans C. H. HITCHCOCK, 1889
Etymology: Latin, elegans, "elegant."
= Tarsoplectrus elegans LULL, 1904

Cotypes: Mount Holyoke collection, 53, 91, and 242

Locality: Wethersfield, Harford Basin, 41°43’22”, 72°39’16”, Hartford County, Conneticut.

Horizon: Portland Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Triassic.

Material: 4 toed prints of a bipedal animal.

Note: Destroyed in a fire.
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Ichnospecies: lineans E. HITCHCOCK, 1858
Etymology:
= ?Harpedactylus tenuissimus LULL, 1904

Holotype: Amherst collection 36/42

Locality: Wethersfield, Harford Basin, 41°43’22”, 72°39’16”, Hartford County, Conneticut.

Horizon: Portland Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Triassic.

Material: 4 toed prints of a bipedal animal.

Referred material:

Localities: Lily Pond, Gill, Turners Falls, Mass; Wethersfield, Conn.

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Ichnospecies: gracilis E. HITCHCOCK, 1858
Etymology: Latin, gracilis, "slender."

Cotype: Amherst collection 34/9

Locality: Turners Falls, 42°36’43”, 72°03’88”, Deerfield Basin, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

Horizon: Turners Falls Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Triassic.

Material: 5 toed manus and 4 toed pes prints.

Cotype: Amherst collection 51/19

Locality: Field’s Farm, Gill, Massachusetts.

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Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Triassic.

Material: 5 toed manus and 4 toed pes prints.