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Revision as of 13:36, 3 April 2011 by Dinoguy2 (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Lopez de Bertodano Formation is a geological formation in the James Ross archipelago of the Antarctic Peninsula. The strata date to the end of the Late Cretaceous (upper-lower Maastrichtian stage), about 70-65 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 | |
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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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