Pteraichnus
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P. wuerhoensis trackway (holotype is 45MR and 58PR, paratype is 7PR and 29PR)
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Trace fossil classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Chordata
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Order:
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†Pterosauria
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Suborder:
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†Pterodactyloidea
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Ichnofamily:
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†Pteraichnidae
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Ichnogenus:
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†Pteraichnus Stokes, 1957
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Type ichnospecies
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†Pteraichnus saltwashensis
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Ichnospecies
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- †Pteraichnus saltwashensis Stokes, 1957
- †Pteraichnus stokesi Lockley, Logue, Moratalla, Hunt, Schultz, & Robinson, 1995
- †Pteraichnus palacieisaenzi Arribas & Perez, 2000
- †Pteraichnus cidacoi Vidart, 2001
- †Pteraichnus vetsustior Fuentes, 2001
- †Pteraichnus manueli Calvo, 2001
- †Pteraichnus wuerhoensis Wang et al., 2021
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Pteraichnus is an ichnogenus that has been attributed to pterosaurs. It has been found in, among other units, the Lower Jurassic Aztec Sandstone, the Shengjinkou Formation and Lake Ezequiel Ramos Mexia in the Candeleros Formation.[1]
See also
References
- ^ 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.