Allosauroid (Theropoda, Tetanurae) remains from the Sierra Barrosa Formation (Middle Conacian, Upper Cretaceous), Patagonia, Argentina
; Filippi, Leonardo Sebastián 
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01/2022
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Asociación Paleontológica Argentina
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Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina
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La fauna de terópodos del Cretácico Tardío de América del Sur está compuesta por Abelisauridae, Noasauridae, Carcharodontosauridae, Spinosauridae, Megaraptora y Coelurosauria. Estos grupos incluyen mayormente taxones de pequeño (Noasauridae y Coelurosauria) y de mediano a gran tamaño (Abelisauridae, Carcharodontosauridae y Megaraptora). Algunos de estos linajes son predominantemente gondwánicos (Abelisauridae, Noasauridae, Carcharodontosauridae, Megaraptora) y poco representados en los continentes laurásicos. Particularmente, distintos terópodos han sido reportados desde la Patagonia, conocidos o por sus distintivas características anatómicas o por su grado de preservación, tales como Carnotaurus, Skorpiovenator, Giganotosaurus, Megaraptor, Alvarezsaurus y Unenlagia. Aquí describimos una nueva tibia incompleta (MAU-PV-CM-653) proveniente de la Formación Sierra Barrosa (Coniaciano medio, Cretácico Superior), Patagonia, Argentina. MAU-PV-CM-653 muestra una cresta cnemial reducida anteroposteriormente, que está fuertemente curvada lateralmente. Finalmente, la tibia carece de una extensión proximal de la cresta fibular. Estos rasgos hacen recordar una morfología de tetanuro y, junto con la procedencia estratigráfica de MAU-PV-CM-653, nos permite asignarla a un terópodo allosauroideo, y por ende mejorar el registro global de Allosauroidea para la parte media del Cretácico Tardío.
The late Cretaceous theropod fauna of South America is composed of Abelisauridae, Noasauridae, Spinosauridae, Carcharodontosauridae, Megaraptora, and Coelurosauria. These groups include mostly small (Noasauridae and Coelurosauria) and medium to- tolarge-sized taxa (Carcharodontosauridae, Abelisauridae, and Megaraptora). Some of these lineages are predominantly Gondwanic (Abelisauridae, Noasauridae, Carcharodontosauridae, Megaraptora) and poorly represented in Laurasian landmasses. Particularly, several theropods have been reported from Patagonia, known either due to distinct anatomical features or due to their high degree of preservation, such as Carnotaurus, Skorpiovenator, Giganotosaurus, Megaraptor, Alvarezsaurus, and Unenlagia. here we describe a new incomplete tibia (MAU-PV-CM-653) from the Sierra Barrosa Formation (middle Coniacian, Upper Cretaceous), Patagonia, Argentina. MAU-PV-CM-653 shows an anteroposteriorly reduced cnemial crest that is strongly curved laterally. Finally, the tibia lacks a proximal extension of the fibular crest. These traits are reminiscent of tetanuran morphology and, together with the stratigraphic provenance of MAU-PV-CM-653, they allow us to assign it to an allosauroid theropod, thus improving the Allosauroidea global record for the middle Late Cretaceous.
The late Cretaceous theropod fauna of South America is composed of Abelisauridae, Noasauridae, Spinosauridae, Carcharodontosauridae, Megaraptora, and Coelurosauria. These groups include mostly small (Noasauridae and Coelurosauria) and medium to- tolarge-sized taxa (Carcharodontosauridae, Abelisauridae, and Megaraptora). Some of these lineages are predominantly Gondwanic (Abelisauridae, Noasauridae, Carcharodontosauridae, Megaraptora) and poorly represented in Laurasian landmasses. Particularly, several theropods have been reported from Patagonia, known either due to distinct anatomical features or due to their high degree of preservation, such as Carnotaurus, Skorpiovenator, Giganotosaurus, Megaraptor, Alvarezsaurus, and Unenlagia. here we describe a new incomplete tibia (MAU-PV-CM-653) from the Sierra Barrosa Formation (middle Coniacian, Upper Cretaceous), Patagonia, Argentina. MAU-PV-CM-653 shows an anteroposteriorly reduced cnemial crest that is strongly curved laterally. Finally, the tibia lacks a proximal extension of the fibular crest. These traits are reminiscent of tetanuran morphology and, together with the stratigraphic provenance of MAU-PV-CM-653, they allow us to assign it to an allosauroid theropod, thus improving the Allosauroidea global record for the middle Late Cretaceous.
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