Ichnotaxonomy of bird-like footprints: An example from the Late Triassic-Early Jurassic of northwest Argentina

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 145-159

  De Valais, Silvina ^a   Melchor, Ricardo N ^b  

^a MUSEO PALEONTOLÓGICO EGIDIO FERUGLIO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PAMPA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FOOTPRINT; ICHNOLOGY; JURASSIC; MORPHOTYPE; NOMENCLATURE; TAXONOMY; TRACE FOSSIL; TRACKWAY; TRIASSIC;

ARGENTINA; LA RIOJA [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES; ORNITHISCHIA; THEROPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 42149171188     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[145:IOBFAE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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