Dinosaur bonebed amber from an original swamp forest soil

Dinosaur bonebeds with amber content, yet scarce, offer a superior wealth and quality of data on ancient terrestrial ecosystems. However, the preserved palaeodiversity and/or taphonomic characteristics of these exceptional localities had hitherto limited their palaeobiological potential. Here, we de...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Álvarez-Parra, Sergio, Pérez-de la Fuente, Ricardo, Peñalver Mollá, Enrique, Barrón, Eduardo, Alcalá Martínez, Luis, Pérez Cano, Jordi, Martín-Closas, Carles, Trabelsi, Khaled, Meléndez, Nieves, López del Valle, Rafael, Lozano, Rafael P., Peris Cerdán, David, Rodrigo, Ana, Sarto i Monteys, Víctor, Bueno-Cebollada, Carlos A., Menor-Salván, César, Philippe, Marc, Sánchez García, Alba, Peña-Kairath, Constanza, Arillo, Antonio, Espílez, Eduardo, Mampel, Luis, Delclòs Martínez, Xavier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/182540
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/182540
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Paleoecologia
Ambre
Paleontologia
Insectes fòssils
Paleoecology
Amber
Paleontology
Insects fossil
Descripción
Sumario:Dinosaur bonebeds with amber content, yet scarce, offer a superior wealth and quality of data on ancient terrestrial ecosystems. However, the preserved palaeodiversity and/or taphonomic characteristics of these exceptional localities had hitherto limited their palaeobiological potential. Here, we describe the amber from the Lower Cretaceous dinosaur bonebed of Ariño (Teruel, Spain) using a multidisciplinary approach. Amber is found in both a root layer with amber strictly in situ and a litter layer mainly composed of aerial pieces unusually rich in bioinclusions, encompassing 11 insect orders, arachnids, and a few plant and vertebrate remains, including a feather. Additional palaeontological data¿charophytes, palynomorphs, ostracods¿ are provided. Ariño arguably represents the most prolific and palaeobiologically diverse locality in which fossiliferous amber and a dinosaur bonebed have been found in association, and the only one known where the vast majority of the palaeontological assemblage suffered no or low-grade pre-burial transport. This has unlocked unprecedentedly complete and reliable palaeoecological data out of two complementary windows of preservation¿the bonebed and the amber¿from the same site.

Similares en LA Referencia