Large-sized theropod Spinosaurus: an important component of the carnivorous dinosaur fauna in southern continents during the Cretaceous
The Early Cretaceous of North Africa has Spinosaurinae dinosaur remains such as Spinosaurus recorded in Algeria (Guir Basin, Kem Kem beds), Egypt (Bahariya Formation), Morocco (Kem Kem beds), and Tunisia (Ain El Guettar Formation). Until now, three possible Spinosaurus species were identified: Spino...
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| author | Candeiro Carlos Roberto A. Gil Lívia Motta de Castro Pedro Ernesto Pontes |
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| description | The Early Cretaceous of North Africa has Spinosaurinae dinosaur remains such as Spinosaurus recorded in Algeria (Guir Basin, Kem Kem beds), Egypt (Bahariya Formation), Morocco (Kem Kem beds), and Tunisia (Ain El Guettar Formation). Until now, three possible Spinosaurus species were identified: Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, Spinosaurus sp. and Spinosaurus “B”. The occurrence of this genus in the Albian-Cenomanian rocks of Africa suggests that the temporal and geographic distribution of these spinosaurines is the largest one among all genera and species of megapredators from the middle Cretaceous of Africa. The fossil record of Spinosaurus from the Albian to the Cenomanian shows a 20 million year persistence of this genus in Gondwanan ecosystems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-75547e037c974a82b2427d61b09ab9b12022-12-21T22:09:05ZengEDP SciencesBSGF - Earth Sciences Bulletin0037-94091777-58172018-01-011894-61510.1051/bsgf/2018010bsgf170015Large-sized theropod Spinosaurus: an important component of the carnivorous dinosaur fauna in southern continents during the CretaceousCandeiro Carlos Roberto A.Gil Lívia Mottade Castro Pedro Ernesto PontesThe Early Cretaceous of North Africa has Spinosaurinae dinosaur remains such as Spinosaurus recorded in Algeria (Guir Basin, Kem Kem beds), Egypt (Bahariya Formation), Morocco (Kem Kem beds), and Tunisia (Ain El Guettar Formation). Until now, three possible Spinosaurus species were identified: Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, Spinosaurus sp. and Spinosaurus “B”. The occurrence of this genus in the Albian-Cenomanian rocks of Africa suggests that the temporal and geographic distribution of these spinosaurines is the largest one among all genera and species of megapredators from the middle Cretaceous of Africa. The fossil record of Spinosaurus from the Albian to the Cenomanian shows a 20 million year persistence of this genus in Gondwanan ecosystems.https://www.bsgf.fr/articles/bsgf/full_html/2018/04/bsgf170015/bsgf170015.htmltheropod dinosaurdistributionEarly CretaceousAfrica |
| spellingShingle | Candeiro Carlos Roberto A. Gil Lívia Motta de Castro Pedro Ernesto Pontes Large-sized theropod Spinosaurus: an important component of the carnivorous dinosaur fauna in southern continents during the Cretaceous BSGF - Earth Sciences Bulletin theropod dinosaur distribution Early Cretaceous Africa |
| title | Large-sized theropod Spinosaurus: an important component of the carnivorous dinosaur fauna in southern continents during the Cretaceous |
| title_full | Large-sized theropod Spinosaurus: an important component of the carnivorous dinosaur fauna in southern continents during the Cretaceous |
| title_fullStr | Large-sized theropod Spinosaurus: an important component of the carnivorous dinosaur fauna in southern continents during the Cretaceous |
| title_full_unstemmed | Large-sized theropod Spinosaurus: an important component of the carnivorous dinosaur fauna in southern continents during the Cretaceous |
| title_short | Large-sized theropod Spinosaurus: an important component of the carnivorous dinosaur fauna in southern continents during the Cretaceous |
| title_sort | large sized theropod spinosaurus an important component of the carnivorous dinosaur fauna in southern continents during the cretaceous |
| topic | theropod dinosaur distribution Early Cretaceous Africa |
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