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.[1]
| Characichnos Temporal range: Middle Jurassic (Aalenian), ~
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Trace fossil classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Superclass: | Tetrapoda |
| Ichnogenus: | †Characichnos Whyte & Romano, 2001 |
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| †Characichnos tridactylus Whyte & Romano, 2001
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Description edit
Characichnos traces were created by a "punting" tetrapod, meaning that the animal was drifting or partially buoyant in a body of water, and touching or pushing off from the ground with the feet.[2]
Paleoecology edit
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Other fossils from the Saltwick Formation consist of stegosaurian footprints and a caudal vertebra belonging to an eusauropod, nicknamed "Alan".[3][4]
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References edit
- ^ Whyte, M. A.; Romano, M. (2001). "A Dinosaur Ichnocoenosis from the Middle Jurassic of Yorkshire, UK". Ichnos. 8 (3–4): 223–234. doi:10.1080/10420940109380189. ISSN 1042-0940. S2CID 128891012.
- ^ Klein, Hendrik; G. Lucas, Spencer (16 April 2021). The Triassic Tetrapod Footprint Record. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. p. 58.
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ^ Manning, Phillip L.; Egerton, Victoria M.; Romano, Mike (2015-06-01). "A New Sauropod Dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of the United Kingdom". PLOS ONE. 10 (6): e0128107. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1028107M. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128107. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4452486. PMID 26030865.
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