Genus
Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct

Agadirichnus

Ambroggi and Lapparent 1954

Agadirichnus is an ichnogenus of probable azhdarchid pterosaurs from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Morocco. The type and only ichnospecies is A. elegans, representing the first named trace fossil made by a pterosaur.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
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Pterodactyloidea Suborder
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Agadirichnidae Family
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Agadirichnus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇦 Morocco
1
Geological formations
Tagragra
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Agadirichnus elegans 72 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
R. Ambroggi and A. F. d. Lapparent. 1954. Les empreintes de pas fossiles du Maestrichtien d'Agadir [The fossil footprints from the Maastrichtian of Agadir]. Notes et Mémoires du Service Géologique du Maroc 124:44-57
Bibliography (1)
R. Ambroggi and A. F. d. Lapparent. 1954. Les empreintes de pas fossiles du Maestrichtien d'Agadir [The fossil footprints from the Maastrichtian of Agadir]. Notes et Mémoires du Service Géologique du Maroc 124:44-57