Plesiornis
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| Ichnogenus: | Plesiornis Hitchcock, 1858 |
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Plesiornis, whose name means "nearly bird", is an ichnogenus of theropod dinosaur footprint. Tracks attributed to this ichnogenus are found in the Late Triassic-Early Jurassic of North America and Poland.[1] The definitive trackmaker of this ichnotaxon is currently uncertain.[2]
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References
[edit]- ↑ Gierliński, G. (1996). "Avialian theropod tracks from the Early Jurassic strata of Poland". Zubía. 14: 79–87.
- ↑ Weems, Robert E. (2018). "A synopsis of the vertebrate fauna from the Culpeper Basin (Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic, Maryland and Virginia)". New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin. 79: 749–768.
Glut, Donald F. (2003). "Appendix: Dinosaur Tracks and Eggs". Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia. 3rd Supplement. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 613–652. ISBN 0-7864-1166-X.
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