Isolated theropod teeth from the Cretaceous strata of Khouribga, Morocco

Authors

  • Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki Department of Biology, Warsaw University, Miecznikowa 1, PL-02-096 Warszawa
  • Gerard Gierliński Polish Geological Institute, Rakowiecka 4, PL-00-975 Warszawa

Keywords:

Morocco, Cretaceous, Theropoda (Dinosauria), Carcharodontosauridae, Spinosauridae

Abstract

Predatory dinosaur (Theropoda) teeth are described from Khouribga near Casablanca (Ad-Dar al-Bajda) in northern Morocco. A morphological study of specimens shows that two teeth represent the family Spinosauridae. A third tooth shows features characteristic of the genus Carcharodontosaurus. These are the first finds of dinosaurs from Khouribga 

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Published

2012-11-12

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 1 (2002)

Section

Short communication

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