Atreipus

Atreipus
Trace fossil classification
Ichnoclass:Reptilipedia
Ichnocohort:Theropodipedia
Ichnofamily:†Atreipodidae
Olsen & Baird, 1986
Ichnogenus:†Atreipus
(Bock, 1952)
Type ichnospecies
Atreipus milfordensis
(Bock, 1952)
Ichnospecies
  • A. milfordensis (Bock, 1952)
  • A. metzneri (Heller, 1952)
  • A. sulcatus (Baird, 1957)
  • A. adadianus Olsen & Baird, 1986
Synonyms
  • Aetripus Martin & Hasiotis, 1998

Atreipus is an ichnogenus of trace fossil attributed to theropod dinosaurs. Its significance for Triassic biostratigraphy has earned him some fame. Reptile footprint faunules from the early Me-sozoic Newark Supergroup of eastern North America.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Atreipus" (PDF). ldgo.columbia.edu. Retrieved 29 November 2016.


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