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Batrachopus deweyi

Taxonomy

Sauroidichnites deweyi was named by Hitchcock (1843). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is AC 26/5, 26/6, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is below Turners Falls, tracksite, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone/shale in the Portland Formation of Massachusetts. It is the type species of Batrachopus, Anisichnus.

It was recombined as Batrachoidichnites deweyi by Hitchcock (1844); it was recombined as Batrachopus deweyanus by Hitchcock (1845); it was recombined as Anisopus deweyanus by Hitchcock (1848), Hitchcock (1855) and Hitchcock (1858); it was recombined as Anisichnus deweyanus by Hitchcock (1889); it was recombined as Batrachopus deweyi by Lull (1904), Lull (1915), Lull (1917), Lull (1953), Kuhn (1963), Lapparent and Montenat (1967), Olsen and Galton (1984), Olsen and Padian (1986) and Rainforth (2007).

Sister species

B. bellus (syn. Comptichnus obesus), B. dispar, B. gilberti, B. gracilis (syn. B. gracilior, Shepardia palmipes), B. pilosus, B. rugosus, Chelonoides robusta, Chelonoides wittei, Comptichnus moorosi, Orthodactylus howelli, Palamopus anomalus (syn. Macropterna recta, Sauroidichnites palmatus), Palamopus divaricans, Parabatrachopus argentina

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Synonyms

Antipus flexiloquus was named by Hitchcock (1858). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is AC 41/52, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Lily Pond Quarry, Gill, which is in a Hettangian fluvial-lacustrine shale/sandstone in the Turners Falls Formation of Massachusetts.

It was synonymized subjectively with Batrachopus deweyi by Olsen and Padian (1986).
Exocampe minimus was named by Hitchcock (1862). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is AC 55/4, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Roswell Field's Orchard, Gill, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone/shale in the Portland Formation of Massachusetts.

It was corrected as Exocampe minima by Hitchcock (1865), Hitchcock (1889), Lull (1904) and Lull (1917); it was synonymized subjectively with Batrachopus deweyi by Olsen and Padian (1986).
Chelonoides incedens was named by Hitchcock (1858). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is AC 6/1, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Lily Pond Quarry, Gill, which is in a Hettangian fluvial-lacustrine shale/sandstone in the Turners Falls Formation of Massachusetts.

It was synonymized subjectively with Batrachopus deweyi by Olsen and Padian (1986).
Macropterna gracilipes was named by Hitchcock (1858). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is AC 35/23, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is below Turners Falls, tracksite, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone/shale in the Portland Formation of Massachusetts.

It was recombined as Palamopus gracilipes by Lull (1904) and Lull (1917); it was synonymized subjectively with Batrachopus deweyi by Olsen and Padian (1986).
Macropterna rhynchosauroidea was named by Hitchcock (1848). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. It is the type species of Macropterna.

It was synonymized subjectively with Palamopus rogersianus by Lull (1904).
Macropterna vulgaris was named by Hitchcock (1858). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Palamopus rogersianus by Lull (1904).
Exocampe arcta was named by Hitchcock (1858). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is AC 35/24, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Batrachopus deweyi by Olsen and Padian (1986).
Exocampe ornata was named by Hitchcock (1858). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is AC 39/69, 41/39, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is below Turners Falls, tracksite, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone/shale in the Portland Formation of Massachusetts.

It was synonymized subjectively with Batrachopus deweyi by Olsen and Padian (1986).
Orthodactylus floriferus was named by Hitchcock (1858). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is AC 6/1, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Lily Pond Quarry, Gill, which is in a Hettangian fluvial-lacustrine shale/sandstone in the Turners Falls Formation of Massachusetts.

It was synonymized subjectively with Batrachopus deweyi by Olsen and Padian (1986).
Orthodactylus introvergens was named by Hitchcock (1858). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is AC 32/50, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Lily Pond Quarry, Gill, which is in a Hettangian fluvial-lacustrine shale/sandstone in the Turners Falls Formation of Massachusetts.

It was synonymized subjectively with Batrachopus deweyi by Olsen and Padian (1986).
Orthodactylus linearis was named by Hitchcock (1858). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is AC 27/15, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Roswell Field's Orchard, Gill, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone/shale in the Portland Formation of Massachusetts.

It was synonymized subjectively with Batrachopus deweyi by Olsen and Padian (1986).
Stenodactylus curvatus was named by Hitchcock (1858). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is AC 34/43, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Roswell Field's Orchard, Gill, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone/shale in the Portland Formation of Massachusetts.

It was recombined as Sustenodactylus curvatus by Lull (1904) and Lull (1917); it was synonymized subjectively with Batrachopus deweyi by Olsen and Padian (1986).
Arachichnus dehiscens was named by Hitchcock (1858). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is AC 51/18, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Roswell Field's Orchard, Gill, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone/shale in the Portland Formation of Massachusetts.

It was synonymized subjectively with Batrachopus deweyi by Olsen and Padian (1986).
Cheirotheroides pilulatus was named by Hitchcock (1858). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Batrachopus deweyi by Olsen and Padian (1986).
Palamopus palmatus was named by Hitchcock (1845). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is below Turners Falls, tracksite, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone/shale in the Portland Formation of Massachusetts.

It was synonymized subjectively with Batrachopus deweyi by Olsen and Padian (1986).
Ornithoidichnites rogersi was named by Hitchcock (1843). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Sillimanius rogersianus by Hitchcock (1845); it was synonymized subjectively with Macropterna rhynchosauroidea by Hitchcock (1848); it was recombined as Palamopus rogersianus by Lull (1904); it was recombined as Palamopus rogersi by Lull (1917); it was synonymized subjectively with Batrachopus deweyi by Olsen and Padian (1986).
Ornithoidichnites parvulus was named by Hitchcock (1841). It is a trace fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Batrachoidichnites deweyi by Hitchcock (1844); it was recombined as Batrachopus parvulus by Hitchcock (1845) and Olsen and Padian (1986); it was synonymized subjectively with Batrachopus deweyi by Rainforth (2007).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1841	Ornithoidichnites parvulus Hitchcock
1841	Palamopus palmatus Hitchcock
1843	Ornithoidichnites rogersi Hitchcock
1843	Sauroidichnites deweyi Hitchcock p. 261 figs. Pl. 11:9
1844	Batrachoidichnites deweyi Hitchcock p. 308
1845	Batrachopus parvulus Hitchcock
1845	Palamopus palmatus Hitchcock
1845	Sillimanius rogersianus Hitchcock p. 24
1845	Batrachopus deweyanus Hitchcock p. 25
1848	Anisopus deweyanus Hitchcock p. 226
1848	Macropterna rhynchosauroidea Hitchcock p. 233 figs. Pl. 15:9
1855	Anisopus deweyanus Hitchcock p. 394
1858	Antipus flexiloquus Hitchcock
1858	Arachichnus dehiscens Hitchcock
1858	Chelonoides incedens Hitchcock
1858	Exocampe arcta Hitchcock
1858	Exocampe ornata Hitchcock
1858	Macropterna gracilipes Hitchcock
1858	Macropterna vulgaris Hitchcock
1858	Orthodactylus floriferus Hitchcock
1858	Orthodactylus introvergens Hitchcock
1858	Orthodactylus linearis Hitchcock
1858	Stenodactylus curvatus Hitchcock
1858	Anisopus deweyanus Hitchcock p. 60
1858	Cheirotheroides pilulatus Hitchcock p. 130 figs. Pl. 23:4
1862	Exocampe minimus Hitchcock p. 86
1865	Exocampe minima Hitchcock p. 11 figs. Pl. 18:3
1889	Anisichnus deweyanus Hitchcock p. 119
1889	Antipus flexiloquus Hitchcock p. 119
1889	Arachichnus dehiscens Hitchcock p. 119
1889	Cheirotheroides pilulatus Hitchcock p. 119
1889	Chelonoides incedens Hitchcock p. 119
1889	Exocampe arcta Hitchcock p. 119
1889	Exocampe minima Hitchcock p. 119
1889	Exocampe ornata Hitchcock p. 119
1889	Macropterna gracilipes Hitchcock p. 119
1889	Macropterna vulgaris Hitchcock p. 119
1889	Orthodactylus floriferus Hitchcock p. 119
1889	Orthodactylus introvergens Hitchcock p. 119
1889	Orthodactylus linearis Hitchcock p. 119
1889	Stenodactylus curvatus Hitchcock p. 119
1904	Batrachopus deweyi Lull p. 483
1904	Chelonoides incedens Lull pp. 529-530
1904	Palamopus gracilipes Lull p. 533
1904	Palamopus rogersianus Lull p. 533
1904	Exocampe arcta Lull p. 534
1904	Exocampe minima Lull pp. 534-535
1904	Exocampe ornata Lull p. 534
1904	Orthodactylus floriferus Lull p. 535
1904	Orthodactylus introvergens Lull p. 535
1904	Antipus flexiloquus Lull p. 536
1904	Orthodactylus linearis Lull p. 536
1904	Sustenodactylus curvatus Lull p. 537
1904	Arachichnus dehiscens Lull p. 539
1915	Batrachopus deweyi Lull p. 175
1915	Cheirotheroides pilulatus Lull p. 179
1917	Batrachopus deweyi Lull p. 113
1917	Cheirotheroides pilulatus Lull p. 114
1917	Chelonoides incedens Lull p. 123
1917	Exocampe arcta Lull p. 124
1917	Exocampe minima Lull p. 124
1917	Exocampe ornata Lull p. 124
1917	Palamopus gracilipes Lull p. 124
1917	Palamopus palmatus Lull p. 124
1917	Palamopus rogersi Lull p. 124
1917	Antipus flexiloquus Lull p. 125
1917	Orthodactylus floriferus Lull p. 125
1917	Orthodactylus introvergens Lull p. 125
1917	Orthodactylus linearis Lull p. 125
1917	Sustenodactylus curvatus Lull p. 125
1917	Arachichnus dehiscens Lull p. 126
1953	Batrachopus deweyi Lull p. 237
1963	Batrachopus deweyi Kuhn p. 66
1967	Batrachopus deweyi Lapparent and Montenat p. 13
1984	Batrachopus deweyi Olsen and Galton p. 98 fig. 4
1986	Batrachopus deweyi Olsen and Padian p. 261
1986	Batrachopus parvulus Olsen and Padian p. 261
2007	Batrachopus deweyi Rainforth p. 54

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