Koreanaornis Kim, 1969


JUNIOR SYNONYM(S): N/A

DESCRIPTION: Small, tridactyl tracks with slender and disparate digit traces. Sharp claw traces are sometimes present. Hallux (digit I) traces are rarely preserved. Digit II has 2 digital pads, digit III has 3, and digit IV has 4. Angle of divarication is about 120 degrees. Slight inward rotation relative to trackway.

BEHAVIOR(S): Repichnia

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS: Water-margin environment

POSSIBLE TRACEMAKERS: Plover-like birds (Charadriiformes)

GEOLOGIC RANGE: Lower Cretaceous

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES: Emended in Kim et al., 2012. See also Xing et al., 2011