Shandongornipes Li et al., 2005


JUNIOR SYNONYM(S): N/A

DESCRIPTION: Narrow trackway with anisodactyl to zygodactyl tracks. Long steps are about five times the foot length. Hallux is posteriorly directed while digits II through IV point anteriorly. Angle of divarication between digits II–III is between 91–119 degrees while digits III–IV is less than 30 degrees. Track width almost equals track length. Slender digit impressions with sharp claw marks. Slight inward rotation of tracks relative to trackway.

BEHAVIOR(S): Repichnia

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS: Floodplain environment

POSSIBLE TRACEMAKERS: Birds filling in a roadrunner-like niche

GEOLOGIC RANGE: Lower Cretaceous

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES: Lockley and Harris, 2010