Plesiornis, whose name means "nearly bird", is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint that slightly (although superficially) resemble bird footprints.[1]
| Plesiornis | |
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Trace fossil classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Ichnogenus: | †Plesiornis Hitchcock, 1858 |
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See also
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References
edit- ^ 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. (Retracted, see doi:10.1038/nature12497, PMID 23925120, Retraction Watch)
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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