The first theropod tracks from the Middle Jurassic of Gansu, Northwest China: new and rare evidence of quadrupedal progression in theropod dinosaurs

The first theropod tracks from the Middle Jurassic of Gansu, Northwest China: new and rare evidence of quadrupedal progression in theropod dinosaurs

Abstract A new Middle Jurassic tracksite dominated by non-avian theropod footprints from the Wangjiashan Formation in Pingchuan District, Baojishan Basin, Gansu Province has yielded a unique trackway with four consecutive manus-pes sets. Only three previous examples, all Early Jurassic in age, of th...

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Main Authors: Da-Qing Li, Li-Da Xing, Martin G. Lockley, Anthony Romilio, Jing-Tao Yang, Long-Feng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of Palaeogeography
Subjects:
Wangjiashan Formation
Grallatorid
Grallator
Theropods
Dinosaur tracks
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42501-019-0028-4

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