Naslov
The first record of dinosaurs in the Dalmatian part (Croatia) of the Adriatic-Dinaric Carbonate Platform (ADCP)

Autori
Mezga, Aleksandar ; Meyer, Christian A. ; Cvetko Tešović, Blanka ; Bajraktarević, Zlatan ; Gušić, Ivan

Izvornik
Cretaceous Research (0195-6671) 27 (2006), 6; 735-742

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Adriatic-Dinaric Carbonate Platform (ADCP); Dalmatia (Croatia); Dinosaur footprints; Sauropods; Upper Turonian– Lower Coniacian; Palaeogeography

Sažetak
The first discovery of dinosaur footprints on the Dalmatian part of the Adriatic-Dinaric carbonate platform is reported. They constitute the geologically youngest record of footprints on the ADCP. The trackbearing layer was formed in the intertidal environment and represents the final stage of a shallowing-upward cycle. Just below it, a heavy dinoturbated limestone layer can be observed. Microfacies analysis, incorporating evidence from benthic foraminifera and algae, indicates a Late Turonian– Early Coniacian age. The overall morphology and size of the footprints points to sauropod dinosaurs ; they represent the largest forms recorded so far on the ADCP. This hints at a prolonged sauropod presence on the platform and to its Late Cretaceous connection to the continent rather than isolation.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geologija

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