Otozoum trackway in Issil-n-Aït Arbi (Lower Jurassic, Central High Atlas, Morocco)

A new site has been found in the Central HighAtlas, in the Issil-n-Aït Arbi near the Dadés Gorges. This paper is the first study presented of this locality, with the description of a quadruped trackway of pentadactyl pes and tridactyl manus, which we have attributed to Otozoum. The characters of the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Masrour, Moussa, Pérez Lorente, Félix
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/10669
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/10669
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Otozoum
Lower Jurassic
Dinosaur
High Atlas
Morocco
Jurásico Inferior
Dinosaurio
Alto Atlas
Marruecos
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Sumario:A new site has been found in the Central HighAtlas, in the Issil-n-Aït Arbi near the Dadés Gorges. This paper is the first study presented of this locality, with the description of a quadruped trackway of pentadactyl pes and tridactyl manus, which we have attributed to Otozoum. The characters of these prints and trackway are described, compared, and analyzed in the text and they are attributed to a prosauropod trackmaker. Some anatomical considerations are deduced from this type of trackway. It is the first track of this ichnogenus cited in north of Africa, though it is possible other similar ones exist in Lesotho