Dientes de terópodos del Cretácico Superior del Estado de Coahuila, México
Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas, 2017 En México, los terópodos son un grupo de dinosaurios poco conocido, el escaso material descrito ha sido referido solamente a nivel de “familia”. Como resultado de la investigación paleontológica realizada en el Estado de Coahuila, se recuperó material ...
Esperanza Torres-Rodríguez +3 more
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Ichnological evidence of Megalosaurid Dinosaurs crossing Middle Jurassic tidal flats [PDF]
A new dinosaur tracksite in the Vale de Meios quarry (Serra de Aire Formation, Bathonian, Portugal) preserves more than 700 theropod tracks. They are organized in at least 80 unidirectional trackways arranged in a bimodal orientation pattern (W/NW and E ...
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A standard protocol for documenting modern and fossil ichnological data [PDF]
© The Palaeontological Association. The collection and dissemination of vertebrate ichnological data is struggling to keep up with techniques that are becoming commonplace in the wider palaeontological field.
Abrahams +69 more
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New specimens of the basal ornithischian dinosaur Lesothosaurus diagnosticus Galton, 1978 from the Early Jurassic of South Africa [PDF]
We describe new specimens of the basal ornithischian dinosaur Lesothosaurus diagnosticus Galton, 1978 collected from a bonebed in the Fouriesburg district of the Free State, South Africa.
Baron, MG +4 more
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Phylogeny of Allosauroidea (Dinosauria:Theropoda): Comparative analysis and resolution [PDF]
Allosauroidea, a clade of large-bodied theropod dinosaurs that ranged from the Middle Jurassic until the Late Cretaceous, has been the subject of extensive phylogenetic study.
Brusatte, S.L., Sereno, P.C.
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Retrodeformation and muscular reconstruction of ornithomimosaurian dinosaur crania [PDF]
Ornithomimosaur dinosaurs evolved lightweight, edentulous skulls that possessed keratinous rhamphothecae. Understanding the anatomy of these taxa allows for a greater understanding of “ostrich-mimic” dinosaurs and character change during theropod ...
Cuff, Andrew R, Rayfield, Emily J
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THE OSTEOLOGY OF ALIORAMUS, A GRACILE AND LONG-SNOUTED TYRANNOSAURID (DINOSAURIA: THEROPODA) FROM THE LATE CRETACEOUS OF MONGOLIA [PDF]
Fig. 68: Closeup of right ilium of the holotype specimen of Alioramus altai (IGM 100/1844) in lateral view. Scale bar 5 5 cm. Abbreviations as in figure 66.Published as part of Brusatte, Stephen L., Carr, Thomas D.
Brusatte, Stephen L. +2 more
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The oldest Archaeopteryx (Theropoda: Avialiae): a new specimen from the Kimmeridgian/Tithonian boundary of Schamhaupten, Bavaria [PDF]
The iconic primeval bird Archaeopteryx was so far mainly known from the Altmühltal Formation (early Tithonian) of Bavaria, southern Germany, with one specimen having been found in the overlying Mörnsheim Formation.
Foth, Christian +2 more
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Combined Ca, Sr isotope and trace element analyses of Late Cretaceous dinosaur teeth: assessing diet versus diagenesis [PDF]
peer reviewedThe Sr and Ca isotope composition, along with trace element content in fossil teeth, provides valuable insights into biogenic and diagenetic processes.
Cipriani, Anna +9 more
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Were early pterosaurs inept terrestrial locomotors? [PDF]
Pterodactyloid pterosaurs are widely interpreted as terrestrially competent, erect-limbed quadrupeds, but the terrestrial capabilities of non-pterodactyloids are largely thought to have been poor.
Witton, Mark P.
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