A Crested Theropod Dinosaur from Antarctica
Jurassic fossil vertebrates collected from the Falla Formation in the Central Transantarctic Mountains included a partial skull and postcranial elements of a crested theropod, Cryolophosaurus ellioti gen. nov. sp. nov. The theropod bears some resemblance to the large tetanurans of the Middle to Late...
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craaas:10.1126/science.264.5160.828 2024-09-15T17:41:30+00:00 A Crested Theropod Dinosaur from Antarctica Hammer, William R. Hickerson, William J. 1994 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.264.5160.828 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.264.5160.828 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 264, issue 5160, page 828-830 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1994 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.264.5160.828 2024-07-25T04:01:34Z Jurassic fossil vertebrates collected from the Falla Formation in the Central Transantarctic Mountains included a partial skull and postcranial elements of a crested theropod, Cryolophosaurus ellioti gen. nov. sp. nov. The theropod bears some resemblance to the large tetanurans of the Middle to Late Jurassic but also has primitive ceratosaurian features. Elements from a prosauropod, teeth from scavenging theropods, a pterosaur humerus, and a tritylodont molar were also recovered. The presence of this fauna suggests that a mild climate existed at high paleolatitude in this area of Gondwana during the Early Jurassic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Science 264 5160 828 830 |
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Jurassic fossil vertebrates collected from the Falla Formation in the Central Transantarctic Mountains included a partial skull and postcranial elements of a crested theropod, Cryolophosaurus ellioti gen. nov. sp. nov. The theropod bears some resemblance to the large tetanurans of the Middle to Late Jurassic but also has primitive ceratosaurian features. Elements from a prosauropod, teeth from scavenging theropods, a pterosaur humerus, and a tritylodont molar were also recovered. The presence of this fauna suggests that a mild climate existed at high paleolatitude in this area of Gondwana during the Early Jurassic. |
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A Crested Theropod Dinosaur from Antarctica |
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A Crested Theropod Dinosaur from Antarctica |
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