Plesiornis

Plesiornis
Trace fossil classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Ichnogenus:	†Plesiornis; Hitchcock, 1858
Ichnospecies
	Plesiornis pilulatus Hitchcock, 1858;

Plesiornis, whose name means "nearly bird", is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint that slightly (although superficially) resemble bird footprints.^[1]

References

^ Melchor, R. N.; De Valais, S.; Genise, J. F. (2002). "Bird-like fossil footprints from the Late Triassic" (PDF). Nature. 417 (6892): 936–8. doi:10.1038/nature00818. PMID 12087401. S2CID 4326842. (Retracted, see doi:10.1038/nature12497, PMID 23925120, Retraction Watch. If this is an intentional citation to a retracted paper, please replace {{retracted|...}} with {{retracted|...|intentional=yes}}.)

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.

This theropod-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[ref_-1] Melchor, R. N.; De Valais, S.; Genise, J. F. (2002). "Bird-like fossil footprints from the Late Triassic" (PDF). Nature. 417 (6892): 936–8. doi:10.1038/nature00818. PMID 12087401. S2CID 4326842. (Retracted, see doi:10.1038/nature12497, PMID 23925120, Retraction Watch. If this is an intentional citation to a retracted paper, please replace {{retracted|...}} with {{retracted|...|intentional=yes}}.)

[1]

Plesiornis

See also

References

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.