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| The '''Lopez de Bertodano Formation''' is a geological ] in Antarctica whose strata date |
The '''Lopez de Bertodano Formation''' is a geological ] in ], ] whose strata date to the end of the ] (] age), about 65 million years ago. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.<ref name="cretaceousdistribution">Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, Antarctica)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 606. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.</ref> | ||
| ==Vertebrate paleofauna== | ==Vertebrate paleofauna== | ||
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The Lopez de Bertodano Formation is a geological formation in Vega Island, Antarctica whose strata date to the end of the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian age), about 65 million years ago. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Vertebrate paleofauna
| Dinosaurs of the Lopez de Bertodano Formation | |||||
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| Genus | Species | Unit | Material | Notes | Images |
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P. gregorii |
Lower Sandwich Bluff Member |
Partial skull and skeleton, holotype |
A loon |
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Undescribed Avialae |
Unnamed species |
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Undescribed Cariamae |
Unnamed species |
Cape Lamb Member |
Isolated femur |
Close relative of cariamids and phorusrhacids | |
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Undescribed Euornithopoda |
Unnamed species |
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Undescribed Hadrosauridae |
Unnamed species |
Indeterminate remains |
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See also
References
- ^ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, Antarctica)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 606. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- Case, J., Reguero, M., Martin, J. and Cordes-Person, A. (2006). "A cursorial bird from the Maastrictian of Antarctica." Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 26(3): 48A.
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