Pteraichnus

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Pteraichnus is an ichnogenus that has been attributed to pterosaurs. It has been found in, among other units, the Lower Jurassic Aztec Sandstone, the Shengjinkou Formation and Lake Ezequiel Ramos Mexia in the Candeleros Formation.[1]

Pteraichnus
P. wuerhoensis trackway (holotype is 45MR and 58PR, paratype is 7PR and 29PR)
Trace fossil classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Pterosauria
Suborder: Pterodactyloidea
Ichnofamily: Pteraichnidae
Ichnogenus: Pteraichnus
Stokes, 1957
Type ichnospecies
Pteraichnus saltwashensis
Stokes, 1957
Ichnospecies

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References

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  1. ^ Lockley, M.; Harris, J.D.; and Mitchell, L. (2008). "A global overview of pterosaur ichnology: tracksite distribution in space and time." Zitteliana. B28. p. 187-198. ISSN 1612-4138.