Pteraichnus

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

Pteraichnus
Trace fossil classification
Ichnoclass: Reptilipedia
Ichnoorder: †Pterosauripedida
Ichnofamily: †Pteraichnidae
Ichnogenus: †Pteraichnus
Stokes, 1957
Type ichnospecies
P. saltwashensis
Stokes, 1957
Ichnospecies
  • P. saltwashensis Stokes, 1957
  • P. stokesi Lockley, Logue, Moratalla, Hunt, Schultz, & Robinson, 1995
  • P. palacieisaenzi Arribas & Perez, 2000
  • P. cidacoi Vidart, 2001
  • P. vetsustior Fuentes, 2001
  • P. manueli Calvo, 2001

References
  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.

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