Atreipus

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Atreipus
Trace fossil classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Ichnofamily: †Atreipodidae
Ichnogenus: †Atreipus
& Baird, 1986
Type ichnospecies
†Atreipus milfordensis
(, 1952)
Ichnospecies
  • †Atreipus milfordensis (, 1952)
  • †Atreipus metzneri (, 1952)
  • †Atreipus sulcatus (Baird, 1957)
  • †Atreipus acadianus & Baird, 1986
Synonyms
  • Aetripus Martin & , 1998

Atreipus is an ichnogenus or trace fossil attributed to early Ornithischian dinosaurs. Its significance for Triassic biostratigraphy has earned it some fame. Reptile footprint faunules from the early Mesozoic Newark Supergroup of eastern North America.[1]

See also[]

  • Ichnology

References[]

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


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