A redescription of the ichnospecies Koreanaornis anhuiensis (Aves) from the Lower Cretaceous Qiuzhuang Formation at Mingguang City, Anhui Province, China
Li-Da Xinga,b,c, Yuan-Chao Hud, Jian-Dong Huangd, Qing Hee, Martin G. Lockleyf, Michael E. Burnsg, Jun Fangb
a State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China;
b School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China;
c State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China;
d Anhui Geological Museum, Hefei 230031, China;
e School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230039, China;
f Dinosaur Trackers Research Group, University of Colorado Denver, PO Box 173364, Denver, CO 80217, USA;
g Department of Biology, Jacksonville State University, 700 Pelham Rd, Jacksonville, FL 36265, USA
The Cretaceous bird trackway originally labelled Aquatilavipes anhuiensis, in 1994, had previously been examined, photographed and replicated, but never described or illustrated in detail. However, it has been part of a widening discussion about the distribution of Aquatilavipes and Koreanaornis in China (and Korea). Here we illustrate and formally describe the holotype in detail and assign it to Koreanaornis (K. anhuiensis) as informally proposed by previous authors. We also demonstrate that most authenticated reports of Koreanaornis, including the Anhui occurrence, are from the Lower Cretaceous, not from the Upper Cretaceous as previously reported.
. A redescription of the ichnospecies Koreanaornis anhuiensis (Aves) from the Lower Cretaceous Qiuzhuang Formation at Mingguang City, Anhui Province, China[J]. Journal of Palaeogeography, 2018, 7(1): 58-65.
. A redescription of the ichnospecies Koreanaornis anhuiensis (Aves) from the Lower Cretaceous Qiuzhuang Formation at Mingguang City, Anhui Province, China[J]. Journal of Palaeogeography, 2018, 7(1): 58-65.
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