Title: Diverse Middle Triassic Tetrapod Footprint Assemblage from the Muschelkalk of Germany
Abstract:We describe a Middle Triassic tetrapod footprint assemblage from the Muschelkalk along the margin of the Germanic Basin. Twelve excavated footprint levels yielded the ichnogenera Synaptichnium, Isochi...We describe a Middle Triassic tetrapod footprint assemblage from the Muschelkalk along the margin of the Germanic Basin. Twelve excavated footprint levels yielded the ichnogenera Synaptichnium, Isochirotherium, Chirotherium, Atreipus-Grallator, Rotodactylus, Gwyneddichnium, Rhynchosauroides, Procolophonichnium, therapsid footprints similar to Dicynodontipus, an undetermined chirotheriid with exceptionally large manus imprints and tetrapod swim traces. Track makers of the Muschelkalk assemblages were archosauromorphs and crown-group archosaurs and synapsids. The absence of mudcracks and the high diversity of tetrapods suggest a paleoenvironment with long-term availability of water and food resources.Read More
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Date: 2017-07-11
Language: en
Type: article
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