Ornithotarnocia
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 | |
|---|---|
Trace fossil classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Ichnofamily: | †Avipedidae |
| Ichnogenus: | †Ornithotarnocia Kordos, 1985 |
Footnotes
- "Systematics," in McCrea and Sarjeant (2001). Page 460.
References
- 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.
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