Primera evidencia de restos de dinosaurio en Murcia (Cretácico Inferior, Albiense)
A new dinosaur fossil remain from the Albian (Early Cretaceous) of Murcia (Spain) is described. It is a fragmentary proximal end of a left metacarpal I from an indeterminate sauropod. A preliminary review indicates a morphology close to Brachiosauridae, but this remain is assigned to Sauropoda indet...
| Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2003 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad de Huelva (UHU) |
| Repository: | Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/9015 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10272/9015 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Dinosaur Sauropod Albian Utrillas Formation Murcia Spain |
| Summary: | A new dinosaur fossil remain from the Albian (Early Cretaceous) of Murcia (Spain) is described. It is a fragmentary proximal end of a left metacarpal I from an indeterminate sauropod. A preliminary review indicates a morphology close to Brachiosauridae, but this remain is assigned to Sauropoda indet. due to its fragmentary preservation. This fossil represents the first dinosaur remain from the Utrillas Formation in Spain and opens the possibilities for future fieldwork in this formation |
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