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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Palaeogeography |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42501-019-0028-4 |