Tracking Korea's Early Birds: A Review of Cretaceous Avian Ichnology and Its Implications for Evolution and Behavior
Martin G. Lockley , Jong-Deock Lim, Jeong Yul Kim, Kyung Soo Kim, Min Huh e & Koo-
Geun Hwang.
Bird tracks are abundant and ubiquitous in many Cretaceous
formations inKorea. To date, in order of discovery and description,
the following six ichnogenera have been reported: Koreanaornis,
Jindongornipes, Uhangrichnus,Hwangsanipes, Ignotornis, Goseongornipes
and ?Aquatilavipes. As more bird tracks are discovered it
has become possible to amend descriptions of existing ichnotaxa
to better understand track morphology (and ichnotaxonomic
relationships), trackway patterns and associated feeding traces
and gain further insight into the behavior and ecology. We review
and re-evaluate the most important bird tracksites in Korea,
with special reference to sites not previously fully or adequately
described in accessible English language journals. We pay special
attention tomaterial fromtheUhangri Dinosaur Museum, Haenam
area, and the Gyeongsangnamdo Institute of Science Education,
Gajin area, presenting revised descriptions, illustrations and
information on Uhangrichnus and Goseongornipes.
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