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Anza palaeoichnological site. Late Cretaceous. Morocco. Part I. The first African pterosaur trackway (manus only).
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Journal of African Earth Sciences . Oct2017, Vol. 134, p766-775. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Cretaceous pterosaurs tracksites are very rare worldwide. Until now,only one African Cretaceous site withtracks of ( Agadirichnus elegans and Pteraichnus ) was known. This makes the discovery of a new outcrop in the Upper Cretaceous of Anza (Morocco) the third manifestation of this type of footprint in Africa, extending the existence of such traces from the Coniacian-Santonian to the Maastrichtian. The site contains only manus tracks, which can be explained as a result of erosion of pes prints. The lack of pes prints and the morphometric characteristics of the manus prints only allow us to relate these prints to Agadirichnus , Pteraichnus or maybe to a new ichnogenus. It is possible that the trackmakers are related to Ornithocheiroidea or Azhdarchoidea superfamilies whose fossil bones have been found from the Late Cretaceous in Morocco. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1464343X
- Volume :
- 134
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of African Earth Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 125177965
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2017.07.004