Pteraichnus nipponensis Lee et al. 2010 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Pteraichnidae

Full reference: Y.-N. Lee, Y. Azuma, H.-J. Lee, M. Shibata, and J. 2010. The first pterosaur trackways from Japan. Cretaceous Research 31:263-273

Belongs to Pteraichnus according to Y.-N. Lee et al. 2010

See also Li et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Pteraichnus cidacoi, Pteraichnus dongyangensis, Pteraichnus koreanensis, Pteraichnus longipodus, Pteraichnus manueli, Pteraichnus palacieisaenzi, Pteraichnus parvus, Pteraichnus saltwashensis, Pteraichnus stokesi, Pteraichnus vetustior, Pteraichnus yanguoxiaensis

Type specimen: FPDM-F022-1, a footprint (Five trackways). Its type locality is Kitadani tracksite, which is in an Aptian fine channel fill siltstone in the Kitadani Formation of Japan.

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Kitadani tracksite

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