Yacoraitichnus avis Alonso and Marquillas 1986 (bird)

Aves

Full reference: R. N. Alonso and R. A. Marquillas. 1986. Nueva localidad con huellas de dinosaurios y primer hallazgo de huellas de aves en la Formacion Yacoraite (Maastrichtiano) del norte Argentino [A new locality with dinosaur eggs and the first discovery of avian footprints in the Yacoraite Formation (Maastrichtian) of northern Argentina]. IV Congreso Argentino de Paleontologia y Biostratigrafia, Actas 2:33-41

Belongs to Yacoraitichnus according to C. Cónsole-Gonella et al. 2017

See also Alonso and Marquillas 1986, De Valais et al. 2016, Jaillard et al. 1993 and Lockley 1992

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Quebrada del Tapón tracksite, which is in a Maastrichtian paralic sandstone in the Yacoraite Formation of Argentina

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Argentina (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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