Plesiornis

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

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

See also

References
  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.

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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