Spinosaurid Dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of North Africa and Europe: Fossil Record, Biogeography and Extinction
We review the fossil records of spinosaurid dinosaurs in order to discuss this group’s evolution and distribution in Europe and North Africa during the Early Cretaceous. Along with their eastern Laurasian distribution during the Cretaceous, these theropods have been found in coastal deposits of Eu...
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| author | Carlos Roberto A. Candeiro Stephen L. Brusatte André Luis de Souza |
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| description | We review the fossil records of spinosaurid dinosaurs in order to discuss this group’s evolution and distribution
in Europe and North Africa during the Early Cretaceous. Along with their eastern Laurasian distribution during the
Cretaceous, these theropods have been found in coastal deposits of Europe and North Africa dated from the Barremian
to the Cenomanian. The main occurrences of spinosaurid remains are in the deposits of northern Gondwana and western
Laurasia, which suggests that these regions were very important in spinosaurid evolution prior to the Cenomanian. Later,
spinosaurids were seemingly replaced in northern Gondwana by other top predator groups, including the abelisauroids. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-46244887487f495c967fb6191f757f0a2023-01-02T06:14:57ZengUniversidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroAnuário do Instituto de Geociências0101-97591982-39082017-09-01403294302http://dx.doi.org/10.11137/2017_3_294_302Spinosaurid Dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of North Africa and Europe: Fossil Record, Biogeography and ExtinctionCarlos Roberto A. Candeiro0Stephen L. Brusatte1André Luis de Souza2Universidade Federal de GoiásUniversity of EdinburghUniversidade Federal de GoiásWe review the fossil records of spinosaurid dinosaurs in order to discuss this group’s evolution and distribution in Europe and North Africa during the Early Cretaceous. Along with their eastern Laurasian distribution during the Cretaceous, these theropods have been found in coastal deposits of Europe and North Africa dated from the Barremian to the Cenomanian. The main occurrences of spinosaurid remains are in the deposits of northern Gondwana and western Laurasia, which suggests that these regions were very important in spinosaurid evolution prior to the Cenomanian. Later, spinosaurids were seemingly replaced in northern Gondwana by other top predator groups, including the abelisauroids.http://www.anuario.igeo.ufrj.br/2017_3/2017_3_294_302.pdfTheropod spinosaurids;“Middle” Cretaceous;Biogeography; |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Roberto A. Candeiro Stephen L. Brusatte André Luis de Souza Spinosaurid Dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of North Africa and Europe: Fossil Record, Biogeography and Extinction Anuário do Instituto de Geociências Theropod spinosaurids; “Middle” Cretaceous; Biogeography; |
| title | Spinosaurid Dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of North Africa and Europe: Fossil Record, Biogeography and Extinction |
| title_full | Spinosaurid Dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of North Africa and Europe: Fossil Record, Biogeography and Extinction |
| title_fullStr | Spinosaurid Dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of North Africa and Europe: Fossil Record, Biogeography and Extinction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spinosaurid Dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of North Africa and Europe: Fossil Record, Biogeography and Extinction |
| title_short | Spinosaurid Dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of North Africa and Europe: Fossil Record, Biogeography and Extinction |
| title_sort | spinosaurid dinosaurs from the early cretaceous of north africa and europe fossil record biogeography and extinction |
| topic | Theropod spinosaurids; “Middle” Cretaceous; Biogeography; |
| url | http://www.anuario.igeo.ufrj.br/2017_3/2017_3_294_302.pdf |
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