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Pteraichnus dongyangensis
Taxonomy
Pteraichnus dongyangensis was named by Chen et al. (2013). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is DYM-04666-1 to 4, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Fengchekou Mountain tracksite, which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial siltstone in the Jinhua Formation of China.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2013 | Pteraichnus dongyangensis Chen et al. p. 694–695 figs. 3-4 |
| 2018 | Pteraichnus dongyangensis Xing et al. p. 8 |
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†Pteraichnus dongyangensis Chen et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R.-j. Chen et al. 2013 | Manus prints with 29° of divarication of digits II and III and that of the digits I and II is 52°. Ratio of width to length of pes print is 0.17. |
Measurements
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| References: Padian 1985, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Cenomanian | China (Zhejiang) | Pterosauria indet. (type locality: 101072) |