Characichnos
Characichnos (meaning "score trace") is an ichnogenus of possibly dinosaurian tetrapod footprint. It includes a single species, C. tridactylus, known from prints found in the Middle Jurassic Saltwick Formation of Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
| Characichnos Temporal range: Middle Jurassic (Aalenian), ~ | |
|---|---|
| Trace fossil classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Superclass: | Tetrapoda |
| Ichnogenus: | †Characichnos Whyte & Romano, 2001 |
| Type ichnospecies | |
| †Characichnos tridactylus Whyte & Romano, 2001 | |
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