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Emiliasaura, new rhabdodontoid ornithopod from Early Cretaceous of Argentina
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Ben Creisler
Oct 16, 2024, 11:51:54 AM10/16/24
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A new paper:
Emiliasaura alessandrii gen. et sp. nov.
R.A. Coria, I.A. Cerda, F. Escaso, M.A. Baiano, F. Bellardini, A. Braun, L.M. Coria, J.M. Gutierrez, D. Pino, G.J. Windholz, P.J. Currie & F. Ortega (2024)
First Valanginian (Early Cretaceous) ornithopod (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from Patagonia
Cretaceous Research 106027
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2024.106027
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195667124002003
Highlights
A new taxon of the dinosaur clade Ornithopoda, Emiliasaura alessandri, is described.
Emiliasaura is the first recognized South American rhabdodontoid ornithopod taxon.
Emiliasaura represents the earliest Patagonian Cretaceous ornithischian dinosaur.
Abstract
Here we describe a new ornithopod species, Emiliasaura alessandrii gen. et sp. nov. from Valanginian rocks (Early Cretaceous) of northwestern Patagonia. This new taxon exhibits affinities with the Rhabdodontomorpha and is primarily represented by two specimens of mid-sized ornithopods collected from different sites and stratigraphical levels of the Mulichinco Formation. The holotype specimen MLL-Pv-001 includes the coracoid, the proximal end of a scapula, a humerus and a complete right hind limb, whereas the paratype specimen MLL-Pv-006 preserves vertebral elements, haemal arches, an incomplete pelvis, and nearly complete hind limbs. The new taxon has an anteroposteriorly elongate ilium with a sigmoidal dorsal border and broad brevis shelf, a femur shaft with an extensive, proximally positioned fourth trochanter, and a second pedal digit with a short, robust, blunt ungual phalanx similar to those in Ankylopollexia ornithopods. The new ornithopod taxon formed part of a diverse dinosaur association from the Mulichinco Fm that includes dicraeosaurid sauropods and carcharodontosaurid theropods, and represents the first South American record of a rhabdodontoid, and the oldest and most primitive representative of this clade.
R.A. Coria, I.A. Cerda, F. Escaso, M.A. Baiano, F. Bellardini, A. Braun, L.M. Coria, J.M. Gutierrez, D. Pino, G.J. Windholz, P.J. Currie & F. Ortega (2024)
First Valanginian (Early Cretaceous) ornithopod (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from Patagonia
Cretaceous Research 106027
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2024.106027
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195667124002003
Highlights
A new taxon of the dinosaur clade Ornithopoda, Emiliasaura alessandri, is described.
Emiliasaura is the first recognized South American rhabdodontoid ornithopod taxon.
Emiliasaura represents the earliest Patagonian Cretaceous ornithischian dinosaur.
Abstract
Here we describe a new ornithopod species, Emiliasaura alessandrii gen. et sp. nov. from Valanginian rocks (Early Cretaceous) of northwestern Patagonia. This new taxon exhibits affinities with the Rhabdodontomorpha and is primarily represented by two specimens of mid-sized ornithopods collected from different sites and stratigraphical levels of the Mulichinco Formation. The holotype specimen MLL-Pv-001 includes the coracoid, the proximal end of a scapula, a humerus and a complete right hind limb, whereas the paratype specimen MLL-Pv-006 preserves vertebral elements, haemal arches, an incomplete pelvis, and nearly complete hind limbs. The new taxon has an anteroposteriorly elongate ilium with a sigmoidal dorsal border and broad brevis shelf, a femur shaft with an extensive, proximally positioned fourth trochanter, and a second pedal digit with a short, robust, blunt ungual phalanx similar to those in Ankylopollexia ornithopods. The new ornithopod taxon formed part of a diverse dinosaur association from the Mulichinco Fm that includes dicraeosaurid sauropods and carcharodontosaurid theropods, and represents the first South American record of a rhabdodontoid, and the oldest and most primitive representative of this clade.
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