The first neoceratopsian dinosaur remains from Europe
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Summary, in English
Shallow marine, nearshore strata of earliest Campanian (Gonioteuthis granulataquadrata belemnite Zone) and latest Early Campanian (informal Belemnellocamax mammillatus belemnite zone) age in the Kristianstad Basin, southern Sweden, have yielded isolated leptoceratopsid teeth and vertebrae, representing the first record of horned dinosaurs from Europe. The new leptoceratopsid occurrence may support a European dispersal route for the Leptoceratopsidae, or may represent an entirely endemic population. The presence of leptoceratopsid teeth in shallow marine deposits contradicts previous hypotheses suggesting that basal neoceratopsians mainly preferred and and/or semi-arid habitats far from coastal areas.
Department/s
Publishing year
2007
Language
English
Pages
929-937
Publication/Series
Palaeontology
Volume
50
Issue
4
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Topic
- Geology
Keywords
- teeth
- vertebrae
- Sweden
- neoceratopsia
- leptoceratopsidae
- campanian
- ceratopsia
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1475-4983