Ornithotarnocia is a Mesozoic bird ichnogenus. It is similar to the ichnogenus Aquatilavipes, but has a thicker digit III impression and is more asymmetrical.[1]

Ornithotarnocia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Ichnofamily: Avipedidae
Ichnogenus: Ornithotarnocia
Kordos, 1985

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Systematics," in McCrea and Sarjeant (2001). Page 460.

References

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  • McCrea, R. T. and W. A S. Sarjeant. 2001. New ichnotaxa of bird and mammal footprints from the Lower Cretaceous (Albian) Gates Formation of Alberta; pp. 453–478 in D. H. Tanke, and K. Carpenter, (eds.), Mesozoic Vertebrate Life. Indiana University Press, Bloomington and Indianapolis.