New vertebral remains of the stegosaurian dinosaur Dacentrurus from Riodeva (Teruel, Spain)

The discovery of new stegosaurian remains from a site in Riodeva (Teruel, Spain) included in the Villar del Arzobispo Formation evidences the strong presence of these plated dinosaurs in the Jurassic-Cretaceous transition of the Iberian Range -specifically in the tidal and supratidal systems which g...

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Autores: Cobos, Alberto, Gascó, Francisco
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
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:10272/7198
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/7198
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Villar del Arzobispo Formation
Stegosauria
Dacentrurus armatus
Formación Villar del Arzobispo
Estegosaurio
Teruel
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Sumario:The discovery of new stegosaurian remains from a site in Riodeva (Teruel, Spain) included in the Villar del Arzobispo Formation evidences the strong presence of these plated dinosaurs in the Jurassic-Cretaceous transition of the Iberian Range -specifically in the tidal and supratidal systems which gave birth to this lithostratigraphic unit. These fossils, which consist of four vertebral centra, are attributed to Dacentrurus armatus. Their abundance can prove that the slight variations which can be seen among different individuals -sometimes between specimens really close geographically and temporally- actually correspond to intraspecific variation of this taxon