New finds of stegosaur tracks from the Upper Jurassic Lourinha Formation, Portugal

作者:Mateus Octavio*; Milan Jesper; Romano Michael; Whyte Martin A
来源:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2011, 56(3): 651-658.
DOI:10.4202/app.2009.0055

摘要

Eleven new tracks from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal are described and attributed to the stegosaurian ichnogenus Deltapodus. One track exhibits exceptionally well-preserved impressions of skin on the plantar surface, showing the stegosaur foot to be covered by closely spaced skin tubercles of ca. 6 mm in size. The Deltapodus specimens from the Aalenian of England represent the oldest occurrence of stegosaurs and imply an earlier cladogenesis than is recognized in the body fossil record.

  • 出版日期2011-9