Ardeipeda Panin and Avram, 1962


JUNIOR SYNONYM(S): N/A

DESCRIPTION: Anisodactyl track with the hallux (digit I) smaller than digits II to IV. The angle of divarication between digits II to IV is less than 140 degrees. The hallux can be align with digits III. The angle of divarication between digits I and II is almost the same as between digits I and IV. No webbing.

BEHAVIOR(S): Repichnia

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS: Water-margin environments

POSSIBLE TRACEMAKERS: Shoreline bird similar to a heron or an egret.

GEOLOGIC RANGE: Miocene

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES: Emended by Sarjeant and Langston, 1994