Fuscinapeda Sarjeant and Langston, 1994


JUNIOR SYNONYM(S): N/A

DESCRIPTION: An incumbent anisodactyl track with digit III being 25% longer than digits II and IV. Angle of divarication greater than 95 degrees and often passes 110 degrees. Digits are soundly united showing a distinct heel. Webbing is absent or highly restricted.

BEHAVIOR(S): Repichnia

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS: Water-margin environments

POSSIBLE TRACEMAKERS: Shoreline birds, possibly made by relatives of the flamingo.

GEOLOGIC RANGE: Eocene-Miocene

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES: Emended in McCrea and Sarjeant, 2001. Krapovickas et al., 2009