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Trace Fossil Assembages from Channel Belt Deposits, Separated 12 - Supplementary online material Contents A. Trace-fossil assembages from channel-belt deposits, separated by type of fluvial system A.1. Meandering rivers A.2. Braided rivers A.3. Ephemeral rivers A.4. Anastomosed rivers A.5. Undefined channel type B. Trace-fossil assemblages from floodbasin pond deposits C. Trace-fossil assemblages from crevasse-splay deposits D. Trace-fossil assemblages from pedogenized floodplain settings 1 A. Trace-fossil assembages from channel-belt deposits, separated by type of fluvial system. Age / Formation Country / Invertebrate and plant trace fossils Vertebrate trace fossils Source region A.1. Meandering rivers Pliocene / Monte Hermoso Fm. Argentina Skolithos isp., Taenidium isp. Zavala and Navarro (1993) Oligocene / Rocaforte Sst Spain Equoid footprints (?Plagiolophustipus isp.) Astibia et al. (2007) Oligocene-Miocene / Vinchina Fm. Argentina Capayanichnus vinchinensis, Taenidium Delatorrichnus isp., Bothriodontipus isp. Melchor et al. (2010) (sections 206, 218 and 219) barretti, Scoyenia isp. Early Eocene / Wasacht Fm. USA Spirographites isp. (=Lunulichnus Zonneveld et al. (2006) tuberosus, root traces Campanian / Anacleto Fm. Argentina Sauropod nest (platter structure), sauropod Chiappe et al. (2004), footprints Garrido (2010) Late Cretaceous / Candeleros Fm. Argentina Helminthopsis isp., Scoyenia isp., Skolithos Aramayo and Bocanegra isp., Taenidium isp. (2003) Late Triassic -Early Jurassic South Cochlichnus isp., Taenidium barretti, Grallator isp. (=Neotrisauropus), Smith et al. (2009) (Norian Toarcian) / Elliot Fm. Africa “Hormosiroidea meandrica” Anomoepus isp. (=Moyenisauropus), Moyenisauropus resting traces, Episcopopus isp., chiroteriid footprints Cretaceous / Hasandong Fm. (facies Korea Planolites annularius, Planolites montanus, Kim et al. (2002) vii) Skolithos magnus Late Permian / Beaufort Gr (type 3 South Planolites isp. Undichna britannica, large vertebrate Smith (1993) paleosurface) Africa meniscate burrow, bilobed septate trail. Late Carboniferous (Westphalian) / Poland Planolites montanus, Cochlichnus Gluszek (1995) Mudstone Series (Planolites anguineus, Lockeia avalonensis, Lockeia montanus assoc.) siliquaria, thread like equilibrichnia, three fingered resting trace Late Devonian (Frasnian) / Oneonta USA I to J-shaped vertical meniscate burrows, Bridge et al. (1986), Thoms and Walton formations bivalve trails, arthropod trackways and Berg (1985) A.2. Braided rivers recent / Platte river USA Staphylinid beetle burrows Smith and Heim (1971) Pliocene / Osoppo congl Italy Mammalian (Hipparion, bovid, and Dalla Vecchia and Rustioni rhinocero) tracks (1996) Miocene-Pliocene / Ogallala Fm. USA invertebrate burrow (?Palaeophycus) Mammalian tracks (Bestiopeda isp., Williamson and Lucas Chelipus isp., Gambapes isp. A and isp.B) (1996) Miocene / Diligencia Fm. USA Taenidium isp. Squires and Advocate 2 Age / Formation Country / Invertebrate and plant trace fossils Vertebrate trace fossils Source region (1984) Early Miocene / Gering and USA Taenidium isp., Skolithos isp., J-, L- or Stanley and Fagerstrom Monroe Creek formations spiral burrows (1974) Oligocene-Miocene / Vinchina Fm. Argentina Capayanichnus vinchinensis (vertical to Melchor et al. (2010) (sections 205 and 210) oblique), Spongeliomorpha carlsbergi, Palaeophycus isp. Eocene / Duchesne River Fm. USA Scoyenia isp., Spongeliomorpha D'Alessandro et al. (1987) (=?Palaeophycus), vertical meniscate burrows Cenomanian / Tuscaloosa Fm. USA Large chambered burrow systems (= type Savrda et al. (2000) 14 Bown 1982) Early Cretaceous / Antenor Navarro Brazil Track and burrow produced by annelids and Ornitischian and theropod tracks Carvalho (2000, 2004) arthropods Jurassic / Morrison Fm. (Salt Wash USA Common ornithopod and theropod Foster and Lockley (2006) Mb.) footprints. Brontopodus isp., Pteraichnus saltwashensis, Hatcherichnus sanjuanensis, Chelonipus isp. Jurassic / Morrison Fm. (Salt Wash USA Chelonipus isp. Lockley and Foster (2006) Mb.) Late Triassic / Molteno Fm. South Archaeonassa isp. (=Scolicia) Turner (1978) Africa Late Triassic / Sugarloaf Arkose USA Scoyenia isp. Hubert and Dutcher (2010) Early Triassic / Labyrinthodontidae Poland Chirotherium hauboldi, Rhynchosauroides Fuglewicz et al. (1990), Beds, Middle Buntsandstein = brevidigitatus, Synaptichniun Ptaszyński (2000) Wiory Fm. chirotherioides, Brachychirotherium kuhni, Niedźwiedzki and Isochirotherium sanctacrucense, cf. Ptaszyński (2007) Capitosauroides isp., Rhynchosauroides ispp., Chirotheriid footprints Triassic / Lepreau Fm. Canada Skolithos linearis, Palaeophycus striatus, MacNaughton and Pickerill Palaeophycus isp., Planolites isp., (1995) Anchorichnus coronus, Ancorichnus isp., Aulichnites isp., Palaeophycus striatus, Taenidium isp., Cruziana problematica, Fuersichnus isp., Gordia marina, Rusophycus isp., inclined meniscate burrows, "surface pit structures" Triassic / Fremouw Fm. Antarctica Cruziana isp., Skolithos isp., Miller and Collinson Palaeophycus?, chevron traces (1994), Miller (2000)) 3 Age / Formation Country / Invertebrate and plant trace fossils Vertebrate trace fossils Source region Permian-Triassic / Takrouna Fm. Antarctica Archaeonassa isp. (=Aulichnites), Skolithos Zawiskie et al. (1983) isp., Monocraterion isp. Permian-Triassic / Takrouna Fm. Antarctica Skolithos isp., Taenidium isp. Zawiskie et al. (1983) Late Permian / Val Gardena Italy Pachypes dolomiticus, Dicynodontipus Cassinis and Santi (2005) Sandstone geinitzi, Rhynchosauroides palmatus, R. pallinii, Ichniotherium accordii, Hyloidichnus tirolensis, Varanopus curvidactylus, "Chelichnus" tazelwürn, Janusichnus bifrons, Chirotherium isp. Permian / Torbay Breccia Fm. Great Large Beaconites Ridgway (1974), Pollard Britain (1976) Permian / Feather Conglomerate Antarctica Skolithos linearis (piperock) Fitzgerald and Barrett (Victoria Group) (1986) Carboniferous-Permian / Canada Diplichnites cuithensis Ryan (1986) Cumberland Gr Pennsylvanian / Rouge Rock Great Lockeia siliquaria, Archaeonassa isp., Kane (2009) Britain Planolites isp., Cochlichnus isp., vertical escape traces Mississippian / Mauch Chunk Fm. USA Cruziana problematica, Diplichnites gouldi Palaeosauropus primaevus, Undichna isp. Fillmore et al. (2010) Type A, Diplopodichnus biformis, Gordia isp., Koupichnium aspodon, Planolites beverlyensis, Rusophycus carbonarius, Stiallia pilosa, Stiaria intermedia, Taenidium barretti Devonian / Taylor Gr Antarctica Diplichnite isp. Woolfe (1990) Early-Middle Devonian / Wood Svalbard Svalbardichnus trilobus Wisshak et al. (2004) Bay Fm. Devonian / Lower Old Red Great Taenidium barretti Allen and Williams (1981) Sandstone Britain Middle Devonian / Battery Point Canada Palmichnium antarcticum Braddy and Milner (1998) Fm. (Cap-aux-Os Mb.) Early Devonian / Peel Sandstone Great Taenidium barretti, Beaconites antarcticus, Crowley et al. (2009) Group (Beaconites ichnocoenosis) Britain Diplocraterion paralllelum Ordovician / Tumblagooda Australia Selenichnites landgridgei, Rusophycus Trewin and McNamara Sandstone trefolia, Diplocraterion paralelum form T1 (1995) Ordovician / Tumblagooda Australia Planolites, Selenichnites landgridei, Trewin and McNamara Sandstone Didymaulyponomos, Rusophycus rex (1995) Early Cambrian / Wood Canyon USA Arenicolites isp., Skolithos isp., horizontal Kennedy and Droser 4 Age / Formation Country / Invertebrate and plant trace fossils Vertebrate trace fossils Source region Fm. burrows (2011) A.3. Ephemeral rivers Pleistocene / Koobi Fora tuff Kenya Predominantly vertical and diagonal root Cohen (1982) complex casts, subordinate horizontal root casts, and rare rhizolith balls Neogene / Río Negro Fm. Argentina Gruipeda dominguensis Melchor (2009) Late Triassic / Bhirmaram Fm. India Skolithos isp., Palaeophycus isp., Sarkar and Chaudhuri Taenidium isp., vertical escape burrows (1992) Late Triassic / Maleri Fm. India Skolithos isp., Palaeophycus isp. Sarkar and Chaudhuri (1992) Late Triassic / Keuper Germany Cruziana problematica, cf. Polykladichnus Schlirf et al. (2001) isp., Skolithos isp. Late Triassic / Bull Canyon Fm. USA Palaeophycus tubularis, Scoyenia gracilis, Lucas et al. (2006) Skolithos isp. Middle Triassic / Yerrapalli Fm. India Taenidium isp., Skolithos isp. Maulik and Chaudhuri (1983) Triassic / Sheerwood Sandstone Gr Ireland Planolites beverleyensis, Biformites isp. Reptile footprints Buckman et al. (1997) (Ichnocoenosis 2) Early Jurassic / Santo Domingo Fm. Argentina Skolithos linearis Footprints in cross section Melchor et al. (2006) Early Jurassic / Santo Domingo Fm. Argentina Skolithos linearis, Diplichnites isp., Dicynodontipus isp. Melchor et al. (2006) Palaeophycus tubularis, Taenidium barretti Early Permian / Tambach sandstone Germany Tambia spiralis, horizontal trails, scratch Ichniotherium cottae, "Varanopus" Eberth et al. (2000), (lower beds) traces microdactylus, Tambachichnium schmidti, Haubold (1998), Voigt unnamed track type (2005) Early Permian / Abo Fm. USA Scoyenia gracilis, Skolithos isp., Batrachichnus isp., Dromopus isp., Mack et al. (2003) Arenicolites isp. Dimetropus isp., Gilmoerichnus isp., "lungfish burrows" Late Carboniferous-Early Permian / Canada Limnopus vagus, Amphisauropus latus, van Allen et al. (2005) Cape John Fm. Dimetropus nicolasi, Dromopus agilis, Varanopus cf. microdactylus Late Carboniferous / Grande Anse Canada Pseudobradypus isp., tenmospondyl Falcon-Lang et al. (2007) Fm. amphibian trackway Pennsylvanian (early) / Tynemouth Canada Taenidium barretti Pseudobradypus longidigitatus, Baropezia Falcon-Lang et al. (2010)
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