Plesiornis
| Plesiornis | |
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Trace fossil classification  | |
| Ichnoclass: | Reptilipedia |
| Ichnosupercohort: | Dinosauropedida |
| Ichnogenus: | †Plesiornis |
| Ichnospecies | |
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Plesiornis, whose name means "nearly bird", is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint that slightly (although superficially) resemble bird footprints.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Melchor, R. N.; De Valais, S.; Genise, J. F. (2002). "Bird-like fossil footprints from the Late Triassic". Nature. 417 (6892): 936–8. doi:10.1038/nature00818. PMID 12087401.
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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