Biology:Plesiornis
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Short description: Dinosaur footprint
| Plesiornis | |
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Trace fossil classification|Trace fossil classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Ichnogenus: | †Plesiornis Hitchcock, 1858 |
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Plesiornis, whose name means "nearly bird", is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint that slightly (although superficially) resemble bird footprints.[1]
See also
- List of dinosaur ichnogenera
References
- ↑ Melchor, R. N.; De Valais, S.; Genise, J. F. (2002). "Bird-like fossil footprints from the Late Triassic". Nature 417 (6892): 936–8. doi:10.1038/nature00818. PMID 12087401. http://doc.rero.ch/record/14134/files/PAL_E1287.pdf.
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. https://archive.org/details/dinosaursencyclo00glut_2.
Wikidata ☰ Q7204676 entry
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