Artículo
A new ornithopod (Dinosauria; Ornithischia) from Antarctica
Coria, Rodolfo Anibal
; Moly, Juan J.; Reguero, Marcelo Alfredo
; Santillana, Sergio; Marenssi, Sergio Alfredo
Fecha de publicación:
04/2013
Editorial:
Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd
Revista:
Cretaceous Research
ISSN:
0195-6671
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
Clasificación temática:
Resumen
A new ornithopod dinosaur from Antarctica, Trinisaura santamartaensis n. gen. et n. sp. is diagnosed by a unique combination of characters that includes a scapula with a spike-like acromial process with a strong and sharp lateral crest and longer than other ornithopods, a humerus with a rudimentary deltopectoral crest represented as a thickening on the anterolateral margin of the humerus, and shaft strongly bowed laterally, and an ischium gently curved along its entire length. The holotype specimen comprises vertebral and appendicular elements. The presence of axially elongate distal caudal vertebrae, pubis with long prepubic and postpubic processes, as well as a femur with a distinct anterior trochanter, pendant 4th trochanter and shallow anterior intercondylar groove constitute a combination of characters present in the Late Cretaceous Patagonian Gasparinisaura, Anabisetia and Talenkahuen. The materials were found on the surface enclosed in a hard sandstone concretion collected near the Santa Marta Cove, James Ross Island, from the lower levels of the Snow Hill Island Formation (Campanian). This is the first ornithopod taxon identified from this unit, and the second ornithischian dinosaur, after the ankylosaur Antarctopelta oliveroi. However, other ornithopod reports from nearby localities of James Ross and Vega islands in outcrops of the overlying Lopez de Bertodano Formation suggest that this clade was widely represented in the Campanian and Maastrichtian of the James Ross Basin, Antarctic continent.
Palabras clave:
Antarctica
,
Cretaceous
,
Dinosaurs
,
Ornithopoda
,
Trinisaura
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Articulos(CCT - LA PLATA)
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - LA PLATA
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - LA PLATA
Articulos(CCT - PATAGONIA NORTE)
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - PATAGONIA NORTE
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - PATAGONIA NORTE
Articulos(SEDE CENTRAL)
Articulos de SEDE CENTRAL
Articulos de SEDE CENTRAL
Citación
Coria, Rodolfo Anibal; Moly, Juan J.; Reguero, Marcelo Alfredo; Santillana, Sergio; Marenssi, Sergio Alfredo; A new ornithopod (Dinosauria; Ornithischia) from Antarctica; Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd; Cretaceous Research; 41; 4-2013; 186-193
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