A dinosaur track association from the Early Jurassic deltaic deposits of Podole near Opatów, Poland

Authors

  • Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Warsaw University, Banacha 2, PL-02-097 Warszawa
  • Grzegorz Pieńkowski Department of Regional and Petroleum Geology, Polish Geological Institute-National Research Institute, Rakowiecka 4, PL-00-975 Warszawa, Poland

Keywords:

Poland, Holy Cross Mts., Lower Jurassic, delta-plain deposits, dinosaur tracks

Abstract

Middle Hettangian (Early Jurassic) deltaic deposits of the Skłoby Formation exposed at Podole near Opatów (eastern part of the Holy Cross Mts. area, Central Poland) revealed new specimens of dinosaur tracks. Four ichnospecies: Anchisauripus sp., Kayentapus sp., Parabrontopodus sp., and cf. Anomoepus sp. were identified. The new finds suggest that the deltaic (delta-plain) association of dinosaurs is characterised by dominance of low-browsing thyreophorans accompanied by juvenile sauropods and medium- to large sized theropods.

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Published

2010-03-27

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 4 (2004)

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