How to verify fossil tracks: the first record of dinosaurs from Palestine

Lallensack, Jens N.; Owais, Abdalla; Falkingham, Peter L.; Breithaupt, Brent H.; Sander, P. Martin

doi:10.1080/08912963.2022.2069020

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“…We confidently reject the hypothesis that the traces are abiotic sedimentary structures and instead interpret them as dinosaur trackways based on their size, age and comparable morphology to other dinosaur trackways around the world, in particular the alternating foot placement in each trackway [ 41 ]. This necessitates subaerial exposure of their substrate, but the shift from siliciclastic to carbonate deposition in units I to V marks a transgressive event.…”

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Dinosaur trackways from the Upper Cretaceous Nichkesai Formation near Mayluu Suu City, Southern Tien Shan Mountains, north-western Kyrgyzstan

Flannery-Sutherland,

Kogan,

Trubin

et al. 2023

R. Soc. open sci.

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Trackways provide essential data on the biogeographic distribution, locomotion and behaviour of dinosaurs. Cretaceous dinosaur trackways are abundant in the Americas, Europe, North Africa and East Asia, but are less well documented in Central Asia despite extensive exposure of Cretaceous terrestrial sedimentary rocks in the region. Here we report the presence of bipedal, tridactyl dinosaur trackways near the city of Mayluu Suu, Jalal Abad Oblast, north-western Kyrgyzstan, the first discovery of dinosaur trace fossils within the country. The trackways are situated on a steep slope uncovered by a landslide around the year 2000 in a highly landslide-affected area. Photogrammetry is used to digitally analyse and conserve the trace fossils. We infer a shoreface setting for the trackways based on the locality sedimentology, discuss the identity of the track makers and highlight the potential for future trackway discovery in the area. This discovery contributes vital data to an otherwise sparse record on the spatio-temporal distribution of dinosaurs in Kyrgyzstan, and to the dinosaur trackway record of Central Asia.

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Dinosaur trackways from the Upper Cretaceous Nichkesai Formation near Mayluu Suu City, Southern Tien Shan Mountains, north-western Kyrgyzstan

Flannery-Sutherland,

Kogan,

Trubin

et al. 2023

R. Soc. open sci.

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Dinosaur tracks from the Sítio Pereiros ichnosite, Triunfo Basin (Lower Cretaceous) and the dinosaur diversity in the Rio do Peixe basins, Northeastern Brazil

Carvalho

Leonardi

2023

Cretaceous Research

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Stratigraphic and geographic distribution of dinosaur tracks in the UK

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Haller

Cashmore

et al. 2023

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Dinosaur tracks are a key means of determining the palaeoecology and distribution of dinosaurs through time. They provide a highly complementary information source to the body (skeletal) fossil record but differ in preserving direct evidence of animals’ interactions with their environment. The UK has a rich history of ∼200 yrs of dinosaur track discovery but no recent synthesis exists. Here, we present a new dataset of dinosaur tracks in the UK. This dataset shows a close correlation between the distribution of terrestrial sediments and the preservation of dinosaur tracks through the Mesozoic, providing discrete snapshots into dinosaur communities in the Upper Triassic, Middle Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous. The dinosaur track record shows similar broad patterns of diversity and relative abundance of the major dinosaur groups (Theropoda, Sauropodomorpha, Ornithopoda, and Thyreophora) through time to the body fossil record, although differs in that body fossils are found (albeit infrequently) in marine sediments. There is a broad trend towards higher numbers of track occurrences through time and a notable increase in the relative abundance of ornithopod tracks following the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary. The track record remains an underutilised resource with the potential to provide a much fuller view of Mesozoic dinosaur ecosystems. Supplementary material: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6606634

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How to verify fossil tracks: the first record of dinosaurs from Palestine

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Dinosaur trackways from the Upper Cretaceous Nichkesai Formation near Mayluu Suu City, Southern Tien Shan Mountains, north-western Kyrgyzstan

Dinosaur trackways from the Upper Cretaceous Nichkesai Formation near Mayluu Suu City, Southern Tien Shan Mountains, north-western Kyrgyzstan

Dinosaur tracks from the Sítio Pereiros ichnosite, Triunfo Basin (Lower Cretaceous) and the dinosaur diversity in the Rio do Peixe basins, Northeastern Brazil

Stratigraphic and geographic distribution of dinosaur tracks in the UK

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