Pteraichnus
Pteraichnus is an ichnogenus that has been attributed to pterosaurs. It has been found in, among other units, the Lower Jurassic Aztec Sandstone and Lake Ezequiel Ramos Mexia in the Candeleros Formation.[1]
Pteraichnus | |
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Trace fossil classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Pterosauria |
Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
Ichnofamily: | †Pteraichnidae |
Ichnogenus: | †Pteraichnus Stokes, 1957 |
Type ichnospecies | |
P. saltwashensis Stokes, 1957 | |
Ichnospecies | |
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References
- Lockley, M.; Harris, J.D.; and Mitchell, L. 2008. "A global overview of pterosaur ichnology: tracksite distribution in space and time." Zitteliana. B28. p. 187-198. ISSN 1612-4138.
See also
- Timeline of pterosaur research
- Ichnology
- Pterosaur ichnogenera
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