Tetraornithopedia Kordos, 1985


JUNIOR SYNONYM(S): N/A

DESCRIPTION: Anisodactyl track with a reduced hallux. The hallux (digit I) is displaced slightly towards the inner side of the track. Digit II is straight with parallel edges. Digit III is straight, widens proximally and has a pointed end. Digit IV arches forward, widens proximally and ends at a point (it is also the widest digit).

BEHAVIOR(S): Repichnia

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS: Water-margin environment

POSSIBLE TRACEMAKERS: Shoreline birds, possibly duck-like.

GEOLOGIC RANGE: Miocene

REMARKS: Description is the same for the ichnospecies Tetraornithopedia tasnadii.

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