Batrachichnus Woodworth, 1900


JUNIOR SYNONYM(S): N/A

DESCRIPTION: Trackway of a small quadruped with alternating manus and pes imprints. The pes is semiplantigrade to plantigrade and pentadacytl pes and the manus is semiplantigrade, tetradactyl and significantly smaller than the pes.

BEHAVIOR(S): Repichnia

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS: Continental; terrestrial

POSSIBLE TRACEMAKERS: Amphibian (temnospondyl or microsaur)

GEOLOGIC RANGE: Mississippian–Pennsylvanian

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES: Lucas et al., 2011, Stimson et al., 2012

REMARKS: Tucker and Smith, 2004 synonomize Batrachichnus with Limnopus, however, later authors do not agree.

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