Biology:Octopodichnus
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Short description: Ichnogenus of trace fossil
| Octopodichnus | |
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| Octopodichnus trackway at Red Rock Canyon, Nevada, US | |
Trace fossil classification|Trace fossil classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Ichnogenus: | Octopodichnus Gilmore 1927 |
| Ichnospecies | |
Octopodichnus (‘eight-footed trace’) is a Permian to Jurassic trace fossil that has been found in the western United States.[3][4]
The ichnogenus is characterized by alternating groups of four tracks. These are interpreted as tracks of spiders or scorpions.[3]
References
- ↑ Brady, L. F. (1947). "Invertebrate Tracks from the Coconino Sandstone of Northern Arizona". Journal of Paleontology 21 (5): 466–472.
- ↑ Sadler, Christa J. (March 1993). "Arthropod trace fossils from the Permian De Chelly Sandstone, northeastern Arizona". Journal of Paleontology 67 (2): 240–249. doi:10.1017/S0022336000032169.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lucas, Spencer G. (2011). Traces of a Permian seacoast : Prehistoric Trackways National Monument. Albuquerque, N.M.: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. p. 22. ISBN 9780615471709.
- ↑ Lockley, M. G.; Tedrow, A. R.; Chamberlain, K. C.; Minter, N. J.; Lim, J. (2011). "Footprints and invertebrate traces from a new site in the Nugget Sandstone (Lower Jurassic) of Idaho: implications for life in the northern reaches of the great Navajo-Nuggest erg system in the western USA, Fossil Record 3". New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 53: 344–356. https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/19318722/Lockley_et_al._2011-with-cover-page-v2.pdf?Expires=1649961125&Signature=V-S-vVUr3JWDdtLSY9~WrpuGimtmkDkaUFD1ZgazCYyoLaObYkvFSC4z1hnntN5gu4F854yZNhMBl8LRYvMryWEvG9LuekJTZOdrubyGt1iLBjlkxC9uO-ScPoSTJxjIQIp8kQn56Uw~o1ggGZlzGbznuiE87WwhemaToh~2scKL2xs3T3iG~zYY13kXwxWPfve5akCRkwVQZL8pVEEynHgWPqulfNuwZTprN2zsO32e0PRKrPMHmk-1K~a7Vk9V0NhHLQy5mrtM6UQCYYizZmlOvk9V24qcXiMa9Md9f2oiirGQqUe6GGNtcDdf8vkydX-RyU17N0LdTO9pC9J1-Q__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
Wikidata ☰ Q111621317 entry
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