Haenamichnus
Temporal range: Campanian
The probable azhdarchid trace fossil Haenamichnus uhangriensis
Trace fossil classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: †Pterosauria
Suborder: †Pterodactyloidea
Family: †Azhdarchidae
Ichnofamily: †Agadirichnidae
Ichnogenus: †Haenamichnus
Hwang, Huh, Lockley, Unwin, & Wright, 2002
Type ichnospecies
†Haenamichnus uhangriensis
Hwang, Huh, Lockley, Unwin, & Wright, 2002

Haenamichnus is an ichnogenus that has been attributed to azhdarchid pterosaurs. In 2002, paleontologists Koo-Geun Hwang, Min Huh, Martin Lockley, David Unwin and Joanna Wright named the type species Haenamichnus uhangriensis, based on fossil tracks they found in the Uhangri Formation of South Korea,[1] dating to 81 to 79 million years ago during the Campanian.[2] The largest track may have belonged to an individual reaching 10 m (33 ft) in wingspan, 3 m (9.8 ft) in height and 145 kg (320 lb) in body mass.[3][4] A second species, H. gainensis, was discovered from the Haman Formation, but is now considered a bipedal crocodylomorph track reassigned to as Batrachopus cf. grandis.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ Hwang, K.G.; Huh, M.; Lockley, M.; Unwin, D.; Wright, J.L. (2002). "New pterosaur tracks (Pteraichnidae) from the Late Cretaceous Uhangri Formation, SW Korea" (PDF). Geological Magazine. 139 (4): 421–435. doi:10.1017/S0016756802006647. S2CID 54996027.
  2. ↑ Kim, C.B.; Kim, J.M.; Huh, M. (2008). "Age and stratification of dinosaur eggs and clutches from Seonso Formation, South Korea" (PDF). Journal of the Korean Earth Science Society. 29 (5): 386–395. doi:10.5467/JKESS.2008.29.5.386.
  3. ↑ Witton, M.P. (2010). "Pteranodon and beyond: The history of giant pterosaurs from 1870 onwards". Geological Society London Special Publications. 343 (1): 313–323. Bibcode:2010GSLSP.343..313W. doi:10.1144/SP343.19. S2CID 128801077.
  4. ↑ Kubo, T. (2011). "Estimating body weight from footprints: Application to pterosaurs". Cretaceous Research. 299 (1–2): 197–199. Bibcode:2011PPP...299..197K. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.11.001.
  5. ↑ Kim, Kyung Soo; Lockley, Martin G.; Lim, Jong Deock; Bae, Seul Mi; Romilio, Anthony (2020-06-11). "Trackway evidence for large bipedal crocodylomorphs from the Cretaceous of Korea". Scientific Reports. 10 (1): 8680. Bibcode:2020NatSR..10.8680K. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-66008-7. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 7289791. PMID 32528068.


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