Possible bird foot print in fossilized mud

[Callahan]

Anybody know if this is a bird print in fossilized mud?  There is four indentations that look to be claws.  Take a look and print experts chime in if it’s anything. 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Where was this found?

But whatever, this looks like marks on a rock to me. 

[Callahan]

Found in bunch of fossilized mud where I find leaf prints and leaf’s when I break em in half.  A lot of leaf matter and vegetation has literally turned to coal. Like coal twigs and branches.   Other side looks like drying mud. Here is a pic of other side and cross sections.  Should of added this to post.  

[Fossildude19]

We are asking more about geologic/geographic context - what county, closest town.

 

Given the outline of this, I would say probably not.

 

 

Geologic setting and evidence of previous finds might indicate otherwise, but for now I'm in the no camp.

[Rockwood]

If the texture in any of the would be tracks matched the scales on bird feet it would be about the only hope of an indication I think. Sorry but I don't see that. The pattern in the rock creates serious issues with proving that any are tracks, as well.

[Tidgy's Dad]

1 hour ago, Callahan said:

Found in bunch of fossilized mud where I find leaf prints and leaf’s when I break em in half.  A lot of leaf matter and vegetation has literally turned to coal. Like coal twigs and branches.   Other side looks like drying mud. Here is a pic of other side and cross sections.  Should of added this to post.  

 

Yes, as Tim says, we're kind of assuming that you are referring to Texas, but it's a pretty large and geologically diverse area. 

Please can you be a little more specific. 

 

[Callahan]

All found in Arlington Texas Tarrant county near Trinity river. Same deposits/slabs of fossilized mud have leaf and leaf matter I’m assuming to be a old swamp.  Been breaking open slabs and I find leafs like today not ferns etc.   some slabs the leafs turned into coal. Perfect coal branches and leafs.  You can almost blow the coal into dust.   Thanks with the expertise.  I figured it was nothing but thought I would ask. If was a print be first one found. Thanks to you all.  Bryan. 

[DPS Ammonite]

Impression is probably plant related since the rock looks coaly and plant like.

The Arlington Archasaur Site is nearby. I wonder if bird prints or fossils have been found in the Woodbine Formation that contains lot of coalfield plant material.

 

”Remember the Main.”

 

https://www.academia.edu/2607656/Arlington_Archosaur_Site_2013_Field_Trip_Guide

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OXqjxd2aT8Q

 

 

Edited May 26, 2022 by DPS Ammonite

[Auspex]

I see why you kept it; it's an unusual impression. As for being a bird track, I can only sat that the highly curved 'middle toe' is not the feature of an avian foot. I apologize for not having an alternative ID to suggest; birds (and their tracks) are my specialized field of study.

 

[Callahan]

Thank you all and I’ll look into that site you posted.   Never heard of it and grew up in euless across the Trinity river very close.