How does this relate to dinosaur tracks or trackways?
If a single animal can move in a number of different ways, then they will leave tracks in the fossil record that may be attributed to different ichnospecies. This may create particular problems for ichnotaxonomists. The different stances described above will affect the way the foot impacts and interacts with the substrate. Clearly track widths would vary depending upon the stance used. In addition, other trace features would be apparent. If a sprawling posture was employed we might expect to see body or tail marks more clearly defined along the midline of a trackway.
