Ornithichnites
Ornithichnites | |
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Trace fossil classification | |
Ichnoorder: | Pelycosauriipedii |
Ichnoorder: | Therapsidia |
Ichnoclass: | Mammalipida |
Ichnogenus: | †Ornithichnites |
Ornithichnites is an ichnotaxon of mammal footprint. The name was originally used by Edward Hitchcock as a higher group name rather than a specific ichnogenera, and thus the name does not have priority over specific ichnogenera names even if they were first identified as Ornithichnites.[1]
References
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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