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  "uid": "omnisaura:profile:walmadanyichnus",
  "genus": "Walmadanyichnus",
  "generated_at": "2026-10-12T10:16:43Z",
  "raw_run": "2026-10-12",
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        137.05,
        121.4,
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        }
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        "AU"
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        {
          "source": "pbdb",
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        }
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        "Broome Sandstone"
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      "rule": "Canonical names, automatic and editor-approved matches applied",
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        {
          "source": "pbdb",
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        }
      ]
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    "common_names": {
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      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    },
    "named_after": {
      "value": null,
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      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    }
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      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
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        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
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    },
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      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
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        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
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    "type_species": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
    },
    "parent_name": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
    },
    "headline": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
    },
    "evidence": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "synthesis",
      "reasons": [
        "Omnisaura's calculation from 3 confirmed PBDB records."
      ]
    },
    "countries": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "items",
      "reasons": [
        "See each entry."
      ],
      "items": [
        {
          "value": "AU",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (3 records)."
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          "source": "PBDB"
        }
      ]
    },
    "formations": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "items",
      "reasons": [
        "See each entry."
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        {
          "value": "Broome Sandstone",
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          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (3 records)."
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        }
      ]
    }
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      {
        "field": "order",
        "label": "Order",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "family",
        "label": "Family",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "common_names",
        "label": "Common names",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "named_after",
        "label": "Named after",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      }
    ],
    "single_source": [
      {
        "field": "name",
        "label": "Name",
        "source": "PBDB"
      },
      {
        "field": "authority",
        "label": "Authority",
        "source": "PBDB"
      },
      {
        "field": "type_species",
        "label": "Type species",
        "source": "PBDB"
      },
      {
        "field": "parent_name",
        "label": "Parent group",
        "source": "PBDB"
      },
      {
        "field": "headline",
        "label": "Age (headline)",
        "source": "PBDB"
      }
    ],
    "disputed": [],
    "withheld": []
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    "levels": {
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      "medium": "One source; nothing contradicts it.",
      "low": "Sources disagree and no editor has ruled yet, or too few records."
    },
    "by": "Omnisaura",
    "license_id": "OMNISAURA-EDITORIAL"
  },
  "formation_matches": [],
  "credits": {
    "genus": "Walmadanyichnus",
    "scope": "confirmed matches only",
    "data_sources": [
      {
        "values": 213,
        "retrieved": [
          "2026-10-05",
          "2026-10-10",
          "2026-10-11"
        ],
        "source": "pbdb",
        "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0",
        "license_name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0",
        "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
        "requires_attribution": true,
        "attribution": "Data from the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org), licensed CC BY 4.0.",
        "source_name": "Paleobiology Database",
        "homepage": "https://paleobiodb.org"
      }
    ],
    "images": [],
    "derived_ages": null,
    "references": 4
  },
  "credits_markdown": "## Walmadanyichnus: Sources & credits\n\n_Scope: confirmed matches only._\n\n### Data\n- **Paleobiology Database** (https://paleobiodb.org): [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Data from the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org), licensed CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 5 October 2026, 10 October 2026, 11 October 2026.\n\n### Images (0)\n_No images._\n\n### Scientific references\n\n4 published reference(s) support this entry (via the Paleobiology Database).\n",
  "notice": "Omnisaura data combines sources under different licences. Every genus file lists its credits; anyone showing a value must show the credits for it. Images keep their own licences; share-alike images may only be shown unmodified.",
  "fossil_basis": "trace",
  "original_description": {
    "citation": "S. W. Salisbury, A. Romilio, M. C. Herne, R. T. Tucker, J. P. Nair (2016). The Dinosaurian Ichnofauna of the Lower Cretaceous (Valanginian–Barremian) Broome Sandstone of the Walmadany Area (James Price Point), Dampier Peninsula, Western Australia. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Memoir 16. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36(6, suppl.): 1–152.",
    "authors": "S. W. Salisbury, A. Romilio, M. C. Herne, R. T. Tucker, J. P. Nair",
    "year": 2016,
    "title": "The Dinosaurian Ichnofauna of the Lower Cretaceous (Valanginian–Barremian) Broome Sandstone of the Walmadany Area (James Price Point), Dampier Peninsula, Western Australia",
    "publication": "Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Memoir 16. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology",
    "volume": "36",
    "issue": "6, suppl.",
    "pages": "1–152",
    "doi": "10.1080/02724634.2016.1269539",
    "url": "https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2016.1269539",
    "what": "The publication the Paleobiology Database gives as the authority for this genus name, usually the one that first named and described it.",
    "confidence": {
      "level": "medium",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; its author and year match the naming authority (Salisbury et al. 2016)."
      ]
    },
    "source": "pbdb",
    "source_name": "Paleobiology Database",
    "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "pbdb_reference_no": "62321"
  },
  "summary": "Omnisaura summary: Walmadanyichnus, Salisbury et al. 2016\n\n- What it is: Known only from footprints or other traces: the name is for the traces themselves (an ichnogenus), and which dinosaur made them is usually not known for certain.\n- Named by: Salisbury et al. 2016 (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Parent group: Ornithopoda (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Type species: Walmadanyichnus hunteri (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, as published by the Paleobiology Database: Valanginian to Barremian, 137.05–121.4 million years ago (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, Omnisaura's own calculation (not a published figure): 137.05–121.4 million years ago (medium confidence: Omnisaura's calculation from 3 confirmed PBDB records).\n- Fossils found in: Australia (medium: only PBDB records it (3 records)).\n- Rock formations: Broome Sandstone (medium: only PBDB records it (3 records)).\n- Original description: S. W. Salisbury, A. Romilio, M. C. Herne, R. T. Tucker, J. P. Nair (2016). The Dinosaurian Ichnofauna of the Lower Cretaceous (Valanginian–Barremian) Broome Sandstone of the Walmadany Area (James Price Point), Dampier Peninsula, Western Australia. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Memoir 16. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36(6, suppl.): 1–152. https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2016.1269539 (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; its author and year match the naming authority (Salisbury et al. 2016)).\n\nNot known or disputed:\n- Order: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Family: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Common names: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Named after: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n\nNot covered by Omnisaura: diet, size, weight, appearance or behaviour. Do not fill these in from general knowledge as if they came from Omnisaura.\n\nCredits (must be shown with any of this): Paleobiology Database (CC-BY-4.0)."
}
