THE PROBLEM OF SMALL FOOTPRINTS IN PALEOICHNOLOGY: REMARKS ON THE EARLY PERMIAN ICHNOTAXON <em> ERPETOPUS CASSINISI</em>, A LOCAL SPECIES FROM SOUTHERN ALPS (NORTHERN ITALY)

Based on well-preserved specimens, and strictly considering the influence of extramorphological (substrate-related) factors, the use of modern techniques (computer drawings, 3D acquisitions), permitted a reliable study on footprints smaller than 20 mm. Footprints of this size were mostly considered...

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Main Authors: LORENZO MARCHETTI, GIUSEPPE SANTI, MARCO AVANZINI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Milano University Press 2014-07-01
Series:Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia
Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/6055