Misplaced Pages

Ornithotarnocia

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Trace fossil

Ornithotarnocia
Trace fossil classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Ichnofamily: Avipedidae
Ichnogenus: Ornithotarnocia
Kordos, 1985

Ornithotarnocia is a Mesozoic bird ichnogenus. It is similar to the ichnogenus Aquatilavipes, but has a thicker digit III impression and is more asymmetrical.

Footnotes

  1. "Systematics," in McCrea and Sarjeant (2001). Page 460.

References

  • McCrea, R. T. and W. A S. Sarjeant. 2001. New ichnotaxa of bird and mammal footprints from the Lower Cretaceous (Albian) Gates Formation of Alberta; pp. 453–478 in D. H. Tanke, and K. Carpenter, (eds.), Mesozoic Vertebrate Life. Indiana University Press, Bloomington and Indianapolis.


Stub icon

This trace fossil-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:
Ornithotarnocia Add topic