ornithichnite
/ɔːˈnɪθɪknʌɪt/Palaeontology. Now historical and rare
noun
Edward Hitchcock's name for: a fossil footprint, originally thought to be of a bird or birdlike reptile, now usually attributed to a dinosaur.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edward Hitchcock (1793–1864). From ornitho- + ancient Greek ἴχνος track + -ite.
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