Leptoptilostipus Payros et al., 2000


JUNIOR SYNONYM(S): N/A

DESCRIPTION: A large (from 80 up to 113 mm), slightly asymmetrical and slender anisodactyl track. The hallux, digit I, is much shorter compared to digits II–IV and is located posteriorly. Digit III is the longest digit. Digits II and IV curve forward slightly. Angle of divarication between digits II–IV is about 120 degrees. Webbing is easily visible and extends from the tips of digits II and IV to the middle part of digit III.

BEHAVIOR(S): Repichnia

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS: Water-margin environments

POSSIBLE TRACEMAKERS: Shoreline birds, possibly the Ciconiiformes (includes storks, herons, and egrets).

GEOLOGIC RANGE: Upper Eocene

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