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Revision as of 13:24, 3 April 2011 by Dinoguy2 (talk | contribs) (→Vertebrate paleofauna)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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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P.? sp. |
Lower Sandwich Bluff Member |
Partial skeleton including wing and hindlimbs |
Possibly a more primitive form with strong flight ability and lighter bones | ||
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V. iaai |
Lower Sandwich Bluff Member |
Partial skeleton |
An anseriform | ||
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Undescribed Cariamae |
Unnamed species |
Cape Lamb Member |
Isolated femur |
Close relative of cariamids and phorusrhacids | |
|
Undescribed charadriiform |
Unnamed species |
Cape Lamb Member |
Partial skeleton |
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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.
- Clarke, J.A., Tambussi, C.P., Noriega, J.I., Erickson, G.M. and Ketcham, R.A. (2005). "Definitive fossil evidence for the extant avian radiation in the Cretaceous." Nature, 433: 305-308. DOI:10.1038/nature03150 PDF fulltext Supporting information
- 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.
- Cordes, (2002). "A new charadriiform avian specimen from the Early Maastrichtian of Cape Lamb, Vega Island, Antarctic Peninsula". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 22(3): 46A.
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