# Pteraichnus

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{{Ichnobox
|fossil_range =
|image = Pteraichnus wuerhoensis.jpg
|image_caption = ''P. wuerhoensis'' trackway (holotype is 45MR and 58PR, paratype is 7PR and 29PR)
|taxon = Pteraichnus
|authority = [Stokes](/source/William_Lee_Stokes), 1957
|type_ichnospecies = {{extinct}}''Pteraichnus saltwashensis''
|type_ichnospecies_authority = [Stokes](/source/William_Lee_Stokes), 1957
|subdivision_ranks = Ichnospecies
|subdivision = 
*{{extinct}}''Pteraichnus saltwashensis'' <br/>{{small|Stokes, 1957}}
*{{extinct}}''Pteraichnus stokesi'' <br/>{{small|Lockley et al., 1995}}
*{{extinct}}''Pteraichnus palacieisaenzi'' <br/>{{small|Pascual-Arribas and Sanz-Pérez, 2000}}
*{{extinct}}''Pteraichnus parvus'' <br/>{{small|Fuentes Vidarte et al., 2004}}
*{{extinct}}''Pteraichnus longipodus'' <br/>{{small|Fuentes Vidarte et al., 2004}}
*{{extinct}}''Pteraichnus koreanensis'' <br/>{{small|Lee et al., 2008}}
*{{extinct}}''Pteraichnus nipponensis'' <br/>{{small|Lee et al., 2010}}
*{{extinct}}''Pteraichnus gracilis'' <br/>{{small|Ha et al., 2022}}
|subdivision_ref = <ref name=Xing2025>{{cite journal |last1=Xing |first1=Lida |last2=Díaz-Martínez |first2=Ignacio |last3=Lallensack |first3=Jens N. |last4=Kim |first4=Kyung Soo |last5=Buckley |first5=Lisa G. |last6=Romilio |first6=Anthony |last7=Piñuela |first7=Laura |last8=Wang |first8=Donghao |last9=Chen |first9=Qiyan |last10=Yang |first10=Qing |last11=Chou |first11=Chunyong |last12=Yin |first12=Hang |last13=Jin |first13=Yufei |title=Cretaceous vertebrate tracks |journal=Vertebrate Ichnology |date=2025 |pages=479–747 |doi=10.1016/B978-0-443-13837-9.00002-0}}</ref>
}}

'''''Pteraichnus''''' is an [ichnogenus](/source/ichnogenus) that has been attributed to [pterosaur](/source/pterosaur)s. As of 2025, eight valid ichnospecies have been described from various units.<ref name=Xing2025/><ref>Lockley, M.; Harris, J.D.; and Mitchell, L. (2008). "A global overview of pterosaur ichnology: tracksite distribution in space and time." ''Zitteliana''. B28. p.&nbsp;187-198. {{ISSN|1612-4138}}.</ref>

==See also==
* [Timeline of pterosaur research](/source/Timeline_of_pterosaur_research)
* [Ichnology](/source/Ichnology)
* [Pterosaur ichnogenera](/source/List_of_pterosaurs)

==References==
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Category:Candeleros Formation
Category:Ichnotaxa

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