Walmadanyichnus
Pronunciation
WALL-mah-DAH-nee-ICK-nuss
Meaning
Walmadany (indigenous name for James Price Point, inspired by the name of a powerful Ngumbarl warrior) + ichnus (trace, track, or footprint)
Period
Cretaceous (145 - 66mya)
Ichnospecies in Australia
hunteri
Ichnospecies meaning
Named for Richard Hunter, the traditional custodian of the Northern Tradition of the area’s Songlines (which is strongly associated with the Broome trackways).
Origin and other locations
Broome region WA (Salisbury et al. 2016).
Australian use and location
Broome region WA (Salisbury et al. 2016).
Description
Some of these tracks are the largest ornithopod tracks in Australia (from 50cm - 80cm). The trackmaker was likely a bit over 2m tall at the hip and 7m long (roughly the size of Muttaburrasaurus).