Plesiornis

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Plesiornis
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Ichnogenus:† Plesiornis
Hitchcock, 1858
Ichnospecies
  • Plesiornis pilulatusHitchcock, 1858

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

  1. ↑ Gierliński, G. (1996). "Avialian theropod tracks from the Early Jurassic strata of Poland". Zubía. 14: 79–87.
  2. ↑ 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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