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Tytuł:
An unusual theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Nemegt Formation of Mongolia
Autorzy:
Osmolska, H
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/22126.pdf
Data publikacji:
1996
Wydawca:
Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Tematy:
Theropoda
Mongolia
gady kopalne
skamienialosci
kosci
Bagaraatan ostromi
dinozaury
paleontologia
paleozoologia
Kotlina Nemegt
anatomia zwierzat
Opis:
An incomplete skeleton of a theropod dinosaur, Bagaraatan ostromi gen, et sp. n., was found in the Nemegt Fm. at Nemegt, Mongolia. The mandible in B. ostromi has a shallow but massive dentary, relatively deep postdentary portion with two surangular foramina and somewhat elongated retroarticular process; on the lateral surface of the postacetabular process of the ilium there are two large depressions for muscle origins separated by a crestlike projection; the fibula is fused distally with the tibiotarsus and the coalesced astragalocalcaneum. Bagaraatan represents the Tetanurae and displays some synapomorphies with the Avetheropoda, however, incompleteness of the skeleton of B. ostromi does not allow to determine its more precise affiliation. Bagaraatan was about 3.0-3.5 m long, had a relatively small head and slender hind limbs. The presence of strongly developed hyposphenes in a long series of anterior caudals rendered its tail only slighily flexible proximally.
W pracy opisano nowego mięsożernego dinozaura Bagaraatan ostromi gen. et sp. n. (Theropoda). Okaz obejmujący żuchwę, serię 25 kręgów ogonowych, fragmenty kości miednicy oraz kończyny tylnej, został znaleziony w osadach formacji Nemegt (?środkowy mastrycht) Kotliny Nemegt (Pustynia Gobi, Mongolia) przez Polsko-Mongolską Ekspedycję Paleontologiczną, w l970 roku. Zachowane szczątki świadczą, że B. ostromi był teropodem ok. 3.0-3.5 m długim, o smukłych kończynach tylnych i usztywnionym ogonie. Długość żuchwy wskazuje, że czaszka była stosunkowo niewielka. Żuchwa jest masywna i zaopatrzona była w silne zęby, z których zachowały się tylko korzenie i podstawy koron. Jej część tylna jest dość wysoka i przypomina żuchwy teropodów zaliczanych do polifiletycznej grupy „Carnosauria”, różni się jednak od nich bardziej wydłużonym wyrostkiem pozastawowym i dwoma, zamiast jednego, otworami w kości nadkątowej. W odróżnieniu od większości znanych teropodów, u których najwyżej tylko kilka przednich kręgów ogonowych wykazuje obecność dodatkowych wyrostków (hyposfenów) wzmacniających połączenia międzykręgowe, u B. ostromi wyrostki te występują między kilkunastoma proksymalnymi kręgami ogonowymi, co ograniczało ruchomość ogona także w tym odcinku. Kość biodrowa B. ostromi wyróżnia się obecnością dwóch zagłębień na bocznej stronie wyrostka zapanewkowego, zapewne dla przyczepu bardzo silnego mięśnia biodrowo-udowego. Takie zagłębienia nie są znane u żadnych innych dinozaurów. W budowie podudzia zwraca uwagę częściowy zrost kości piszczelowej i strzałkowej ze sobą oraz z proksymalnym rzędem kości stępu. Zrost tych kości spotykany jest tylko w jednej, prymitywnej grupie teropodów, Ceratosauria, od której jednak B. ostromi różni się szeregiem zaawansowanych cech. Fragmentaryczność materiału, a zwłaszcza brak czaszki i kończyn przednich, sprawiają trudność w zaliczeniu Bagaraatan do jednej ze znanych jednostek taksonomicznych w obrębie Theropoda. Jednak pewne cechy diagnostyczne wskazują, że rodzaj ten jest przedstawicielem Tetanurae Gauthier 1986 i jest najbliżej spokrewniony z Avetheropoda Paul 1988, aczkolwiek jest od nich prymitywniejszy.
Źródło:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 1996, 41, 1; 1-38
0567-7920
Pojawia się w:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
A new oviraptorosaur [Dinosauria, Theropoda] from Mongolia: the first dinosaur with a pygostyle
Nowy owiraptorozaur [Dinosauria, Theropoda] z Mongolii: pierwszy dinozaur z pygostylem
Autorzy:
Barsbold, R
Osmolska, H
Watabe, M
Currie, P J
Tsogtbaatar, K
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/23298.pdf
Data publikacji:
2000
Wydawca:
Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Tematy:
fauna kopalna
Oviraptorosauria
Dinosauria
ogon
terapody
Theropoda
Mongolia
owiraptorozaury
Nomingia gobiensis
kregi
dinozaury
szkielet
paleontologia
pygostyl
pustynia Gobi
Opis:
A description of Nomingia gobiensis gen. et sp. n., the first known dinosaur with a pygostyle, the structure known so far only in birds, is presented. The specimen comes from the Late Cretaceous strata at Bugin Tsav, Trans-Altai Gobi, Mongolia. N. gobiensis is assigned within the Oviraptorosauria based on the following characters: pneumatized caudal vertebrae, posteriorly concave ischium, and deep cervicodorsal hypapophyses. This specimen has been previously partially described without being formally named (Barsbold et al. 2000).
Opisano nowego dinozaura z grupy terapodów, Nomingia gobiensis gen. et sp. n., z osadów wieku późnokredowego Mongolii w Bugin Caw na Gobi Zaałtajskiej. Niekompletny szkielet pozaczaszkowy tego dinozaura został znaleziony na pustyni Gobi, w Mongolii, przez mongolsko-japońską wyprawę paleontologiczną. Najbardziej charakterystyczną cechą N. gobiensis jest zakończony pygostylem i nieco skrócony ogon, liczący tylko 24 kręgi (Sloan 1999; Barsbold et al. 2000). Pygostyl nie był dotychczas znany u żadnego dinozaura i był uważany za cechę swoistą wyłącznie dla ptaków. N. gobiensis został uznany za przedstawiciela Oviraptorosauria o nieustalonej przynależności rodzinowej, wykazuje jednak pewne podobieństwa do słabo poznanego przedstawiciela rodziny Caenagnathidae, Chirostenotes pergracilis Gilmore, 1924.
Źródło:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2000, 45, 2; 97-106
0567-7920
Pojawia się w:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
A new approach to evaluate the cursorial ability of the giant theropod Giganotosaurus carolinii
Autorzy:
Blanco, R E
Mazzetta, G V
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/21508.pdf
Data publikacji:
2001
Wydawca:
Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Tematy:
Cretaceous
Theropoda
Dinosauria
theropod
dinosaur
Giganotosaurus
South America
Giganotosaurus carolinii
Opis:
The cursorial capability of the South American giant theropod Giganotosaurus carolinii should have been quite limited taking into account the strength indicator of its femur (approximately 7 GPa⁻¹) as well as the risk of experiencing grave or even lethal injuries involved in the falling of this multitonne animal on a run. However, even at low speeds a fall would have caused serious injuries. Thus, in accordance to the approach developed in this study, the maximum speed of Giganotosaurus should be not that which will implicate corporal lesions with minimum probability of lethalness. Instead, its maximum speed should be that which would permit the recovery of body equilibrium as each step is taken. Taking into consideration this approach, an indicator of stability is defined for bipedal, cursorial animals. This indicator is determined by the relationship between the time available for the movement of hip joint during the retraction of a hindlimb and the time needed to move the opposite hindlimb by an angle (in function of the speed) of sufficient magnitude as to facilitate the recovery of body equilibrium. This indicator was used to estimate the maximum speed of locomotion of Giganotosaurus (about 14 m s⁻¹) at which, from a kinematic point of view, the danger of falling does not exist.
Źródło:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2001, 46, 2
0567-7920
Pojawia się w:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
Avialan status for Oviraptorosauria
Autorzy:
Maryanska, T
Osmolska, H.
Wolsan, M.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/23106.pdf
Data publikacji:
2002
Wydawca:
Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Tematy:
bird
Avialae
phylogenetic analysis
Cretaceous
phylogenetic nomenclature
Theropoda
Dinosauria
dinosaur
Oviraptorosauria
paleontology
Opis:
Oviraptorosauria is a clade of Cretaceous theropod dinosaurs of uncertain affinities within Maniraptoriformes. All previous phylogenetic analyses placed oviraptorosaurs outside a close relationship to birds (Avialae), recognizing Dromaeosauridae or Troodontidae, or a clade containing these two taxa (Deinonychosauria), as sister taxon to birds. Here we present the results of a phylogenetic analysis using 195 characters scored for four outgroup and 13 maniraptoriform (ingroup) terminal taxa, including new data on oviraptorids. This analysis places Oviraptorosauria within Avialae, in a sister−group relationship with Confuciusornis. Archaeopteryx, Therizinosauria, Dromaeosauridae, and Ornithomimosauria are successively more distant outgroups to the Confuciusornis−oviraptorosaur clade. Avimimus and Caudipteryx are successively more closely related to Oviraptoroidea, which contains the sister taxa Caenagnathidae and Oviraptoridae. Within Oviraptoridae, “Oviraptor” mongoliensis and Oviraptor philoceratops are successively more closely related to the Conchoraptor−Ingenia clade. Oviraptorosaurs are hypothesized to be secondarily flightless. Emended phylogenetic definitions are provided for Oviraptoridae, Caenagnathidae, Oviraptoroidea, Oviraptorosauria, Avialae, Eumaniraptora, Maniraptora, and Maniraptoriformes.
Źródło:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2002, 47, 1
0567-7920
Pojawia się w:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
Dinosaur footprints from the Upper Jurassic of Błaziny, Poland
Autorzy:
Gierliński, G.
Niedźwiedzki, G.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2059882.pdf
Data publikacji:
2002
Wydawca:
Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Tematy:
Polska
Late Jurassic
theropoda
Sauropoda
tracks
Opis:
New dinosaur tracks are reported from the Late Jurassic platform carbonates of Poland. Footprints discovered in a new tracksite of Błaziny resemble large theropod ichnite of Megalosauripus sensu Lockley et al., 1998 and sauropod tracks of Brontopodus Farlow et al., 1989.
Źródło:
Geological Quarterly; 2002, 46, 4; 463-466
1641-7291
Pojawia się w:
Geological Quarterly
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
Isolated theropod teeth from the Cretaceous strata of Khouribga, Morocco
Autorzy:
Niedźwiedzki, G.
Gierliński, G.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2059918.pdf
Data publikacji:
2002
Wydawca:
Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Tematy:
Morocco
Cretaceous
theropoda
dinosauria
Carcharodontosauridae
Spinosauridae
Opis:
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.
Źródło:
Geological Quarterly; 2002, 46, 1; 97-100
1641-7291
Pojawia się w:
Geological Quarterly
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
A new ornithomimid dinosaur with gregarious habits from the Late Cretaceous of China
Autorzy:
Kobayashi, Y
Lu, J.C.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/20983.pdf
Data publikacji:
2003
Wydawca:
Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Tematy:
Cretaceous
Late Cretaceous
Theropoda
Dinosauria
China
Ornithomimosauria
gragarious habit
dinosaur
Ornithomimidae
paleontology
ornithomimid dinosaur
Opis:
At least fourteen ornithomimid skeletons were recovered from the Upper Cretaceous Ulansuhai Formation in Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia) Autonomous Region of China. They are assigned to a new genus and species, Sinornithomimus dongi. The anatomy of the species is described. Comparative and phylogenetic studies of ornithomimosaurs prove that these skeletons represent a new taxon that is more derived than Archaeornithomimus and more basal than the clade of [(Anserimimus + Gallimimus)+[Struthiomimus + (Dromiceiomimus + Ornithomimus)]]. The phylogenetic analysis suggests that the structure of the hand is similar to Archaeornithomimus and represents an intermediate condition between the primitive (Harpymimus) and the derived (Anserimimus, Gallimimus, Struthiomimus, Dromiceiomimus, and Ornithomimus) conditions. The monophyly of Ornithomimidae is supported by a single synapomorphy (arctometatarsalian condition) in this analysis, indicating that the family is not as strongly supported as previously suggested. The analysis also implies that the shape of the rhamphotheca in North American taxa may have been different from that in Asian taxa. Previous study suggests herbivorous habits of this dinosaur based on characteristics of the gastroliths. The skeletons of Sinornithomimus were collected from a single monospecific bonebed with a high ratio of juvenile individuals (11 of the 14), suggesting gregarious behavior for protection from predators. The abundance of juveniles indicates high mortality of juveniles or a catastrophic mass mortality of a population with a high proportion of juveniles. An increase in the relative ratio of the tibia to femur through the ontogeny of Sinornithomimus suggests higher cursoriality in adult individuals than in juveniles.
Źródło:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2003, 48, 2
0567-7920
Pojawia się w:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
Cranial anatomy of tyrannosaurid dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada
Autorzy:
Currie, P J
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/20676.pdf
Data publikacji:
2003
Wydawca:
Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Tematy:
Late Cretaceous
Cretaceous
Canada
Theropoda
dinosaur
Alberta
Saurischia
Coelurosauria
anatomy
Dinosauria
Tyrannosauridae
skull
paleontology
tyrannosaurid dinosaur
Opis:
Beautifully preserved, nearly complete theropod skeletons from Alberta (Canada) allow re−evaluation of the taxonomic status of North American tyrannosaurids. It is concluded that the most parsimonious interpretation of relationships leads to the separation of the two species of Albertosaurus(sensu Russell 1970) into Gorgosaurus libratusfrom the Campanian Dinosaur Park Formation and Albertosaurus sarcophagus from the upper Campanian/lower Maastrichtian Horseshoe Canyon Formation. Albertosaurus and Gorgosaurus are closely related, but can be distinguished from each other by more characters than are known to justify generic distinction within another tyrannosaurid clade that includes Daspletosaurus, Tarbosaurus and Tyrannosaurus. Daspletosaurus is known from multiple species that cover extensive geographic, ecological and temporal ranges, and it is sensible to maintain its generic distinction from Tyrannosaurus. All tyrannosaurid species have consistent ontogenetic trends. However, one needs to be cautious in assessing ontogenetic stage because many characters are size−dependent rather than age−dependent. There are relatively few osteological differences that can distinguish tyrannosaurid species at any age. For example, Nanotyrannus lancensis is probably a distinct species from Tyrannosaurus rex because there is no evidence of ontogenetic reduction of tooth counts in any other tyrannosaurid species. Some characters that are good for separating mature tyrannosaurids, such as differences in the sizes and shapes of maxillary fenestrae, are not useful for identifying the species of juveniles.
Źródło:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2003, 48, 2
0567-7920
Pojawia się w:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
Giant theropod dinosaurs from Asia and North America: skulls of Tarbosaurus bataar and Tyrannosaurus rex compared
Autorzy:
Hurum, J H
Sabath, K.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/22857.pdf
Data publikacji:
2003
Wydawca:
Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Tematy:
Tarbosaurus
Tarbosaurus bataar
Tyrannosaurus rex
Theropoda
Tyrannosaurus
Mongolia
bone
dinosaur
Asia
anatomy
Dinosauria
Tyrannosauridae
theropod dinosaur
skull
paleontology
North America
Opis:
The skull of a newly prepared Tarbosaurus bataar is described bone by bone and compared with a disarticulated skull of Tyrannosaurus rex. Both Tarbosaurus bataar and Tyrannosaurus rex skulls are deep in lateral view. In dorsal view, the skull of T. rex is extremely broad posteriorly but narrows towards the snout; in Ta. bataarthe skull is narrower (especially in its ventral part: the premaxilla, maxilla, jugal, and the quadrate complex), and the expansion of the posterior half of the skull is less abrupt. The slender snout of Ta. bataaris reminiscent of more primitive North American tyrannosaurids. The most obvious difference between T. rex and Ta. bataar is the doming of the nasal in Ta. bataar which is high between the lacrimals and is less attached to the other bones of the skull, than in most tyrannosaurids. This is because of a shift in the handling of the crushing bite in Ta. bataar. We propose a paleogeographically based division of the Tyrannosaurinae into the Asiatic forms (Tarbosaurus and possibly Alioramus) and North American forms (Daspletosaurus and Tyrannosaurus). The division is supported by differences in anatomy of the two groups: in Asiatic forms the nasal is excluded from the major series of bones participating in deflecting the impact in the upper jaw and the dentary−angular interlocking makes a more rigid lower jaw.
Źródło:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2003, 48, 2
0567-7920
Pojawia się w:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
Skull structure and evolution in tyrannosaurid dinosaurs
Autorzy:
Currie, P J
Hurum, J.H.
Sabath, K.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/22810.pdf
Data publikacji:
2003
Wydawca:
Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Tematy:
parsimonious analysis
phylogenesis
Coelurosauria
Tyrannosauridae
Theropoda
Dinosauria
skull structure
evolution
dinosaur
paleontology
tyrannosaurid dinosaur
Opis:
Tyrannosauridae can be subdivided into two distinct subfamilies—the Albertosaurinae and the Tyrannosaurinae. Previously recognized subdivisions Aublysodontinae and Shanshanosaurinae are rejected because they are based on insufficient material and juvenile specimens. Our results are based upon a phylogenetic analysis using PAUP program (Swofford 1999) of 77 skull characters and seven genera (Albertosaurus, Alioramus, Daspletosaurus, Gorgosaurus, Nanotyrannus, Tarbosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus); with Allosaurus as outgroup. Of the 77 characters used, more than half were parsimony informative. Asingle most parsimonious tree was obtained with the Tree Length being 88. The analysis of cranial characters and comparison of postcranial features reveal that Tarbosaurus bataar is not the sister taxon of Tyrannosaurus rex (contra Holtz 2001). Their similarities are partially due to the fact that both are extremely large animals. Thus, Tarbosaurus should be considered a genus distinct from Tyrannosaurus.
Źródło:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2003, 48, 2
0567-7920
Pojawia się w:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
Caudipteryx as a non-avalian theropod rather than a flightless bird
Autorzy:
Dyke, G J
Norell, M.A.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/22434.pdf
Data publikacji:
2005
Wydawca:
Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Tematy:
bird
Avialae
feather
Cretaceous
Caudipteryx zoui
China
Theropoda
Dinosauria
Yixian Formation
paleontology
Opis:
Caudipteryx zoui is a small enigmatic theropod known from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of the People’s Republic of China. From the time of its initial description, this taxon has stimulated a great deal of ongoing debate regarding the phylogenetic relationship between non−avialan theropods and birds (Avialae) because it preserves structures that have been uncontroversially accepted as feathers (albeit aerodynamically unsuitable for flight). However, it has also been proposed that both the relative proportions of the hind limb bones (when compared with overall leg length), and the position of the center of mass in Caudipteryx are more similar to those seen in extant cusorial birds than they are to other non−avialan theropod dinosaurs. This conclusion has been used to imply that Caudipteryx may not have been correctly interpreted as a feathered non−avialan theropod, but instead that this taxon represents some kind of flightless bird. We review the evidence for this claim at the level of both the included fossil specimen data, and in terms of the validity of the results presented. There is no reason—phylogenetic, morphometric or otherwise—to conclude that Caudipteryx is anything other than a small non−avialan theropod dinosaur.
Źródło:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2005, 50, 1
0567-7920
Pojawia się w:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
The endocranium of the theropod dinosaur Ceratosaurus studied with computer tomography
Autorzy:
Sanders, R K
Smith, D.K.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/22430.pdf
Data publikacji:
2005
Wydawca:
Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Tematy:
cranial pneumatic system
Ceratosaurus
virtual rendering
paleoneurology
Theropoda
theropod dinosaur
computer tomography
dinosaur
endocranium
paleontology
Opis:
A well preserved specimen of the theropod Ceratosaurusfrom the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of western Colorado was recently described and given the name C. magnicornis. The systematics of the genus is outside the scope of the present study but, as a generally accepted basal tetanuran, the braincase was CT scanned to provide a description of the endocranium, inner ear, pneumatic, and venous sinus systems in a primitive member of this clade. Five major subregions of the theropod endocranium are distinguished for the purpose of simplifying cranial computed tomographic interpretation and to provide a systematic means of comparison to other endocrania. The skull morphology of Ceratosaurus influences the overall braincase morphology and the number and distribution of the major foramina. The low pontine angle and relatively unflexed braincase is considered a more primitive character. The orientation of the horizontal semicircular canal confirms a rather horizontal and unerect posture of the head and neck. As in birds, the narrower skull morphology of Ceratosaurusis associated with fewer cranial nerve foramina. Additionally, the maxillary dominated dentigerous upper jaw of Ceratosaurusis felt to share with the alligator a large rostrally directed maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve and a small ophthalmic branch. The upper bill of birds, being dominated by the premaxillary and lacking teeth, is innervated predominantly by the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve. For this reason, avian−based cranial nerve reconstructions are felt to be inappropriate for basal theropods.Ceratosaurusskull pneumatization and possible evidence of olfactory conchal structures is on the other hand very avian in character. Based on computed tomography, Ceratosaurusis determined to have possessed a typical basal theropod endocranium and bipedal vestibular system similar to Allosaurus.
Źródło:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2005, 50, 3
0567-7920
Pojawia się w:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
Fused and vaulted nasals of tyrannosaurid dinosaurs: Implications for cranial strength and feeding mechanics
Autorzy:
Snively, E.
Henderson, D.M.
Phillips, D.S.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/21688.pdf
Data publikacji:
2006
Wydawca:
Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Tematy:
Carnosauria
computer tomography
Theropoda
Tyrannosauridae
biomechanics
computer modelling
dinosaur
feeding mechanism
paleontology
theropod dinosaur
tyrannosaurid dinosaur
cranial strength
Opis:
Tyrannosaurid theropods display several unusual adaptations of the skulls and teeth. Their nasals are fused and vaulted, suggesting that these elements braced the cranium against high feeding forces. Exceptionally high strengths of maxillary teeth in Tyrannosaurus rex indicate that it could exert relatively greater feeding forces than other tyrannosaurids. Areas and second moments of area of the nasals, calculated from CT cross−sections, show higher nasal strengths for large tyrannosaurids than for Allosaurus fragilis. Cross−sectional geometry of theropod crania reveals high second moments of area in tyrannosaurids, with resulting high strengths in bending and torsion, when compared with the crania of similarly sized theropods. In tyrannosaurids trends of strength increase are positively allomeric and have similar allometric exponents, indicating correlated progression towards unusually high strengths of the feeding apparatus. Fused, arched nasals and broad crania of tyrannosaurids are consistent with deep bites that impacted bone and powerful lateral movements of the head for dismembering prey.
Źródło:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2006, 51, 3
0567-7920
Pojawia się w:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
Scapular orientation in theropods and basal birds, and the origin of flapping flight
Autorzy:
Senter, P
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/21712.pdf
Data publikacji:
2006
Wydawca:
Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Tematy:
bird
Archaeopteryx
Aves
flight
Theropoda
flapping flight
theropod
basal bird
paleontology
Opis:
Basal birds such as Archaeopteryx and Confuciusornis are typically portrayed as flapping fliers. However, here I show that shoulder joint orientation in these animals prevented elevation of the humerus above the dorsum, thereby preventing use of the recovery stroke, an important part of flapping flight. In members of the clade Ornithothoraces, which includes extant birds and the extinct avian clade Enantiornithes, the shoulder joint is reoriented to permit elevation of the humerus above the dorsum, permitting flapping flight. Although basal birds may have glided, flapping flight began significantly later in avian evolution than has been thought.
Źródło:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2006, 51, 2
0567-7920
Pojawia się w:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
Tytuł:
Ślady wielkich teropodów z wczesnojurajskich osadów Gór Świętokrzyskich
Large theropod footprints fromthe Early Jurassic of the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland
Autorzy:
Niedźwiedzki, G.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2074449.pdf
Data publikacji:
2006
Wydawca:
Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Tematy:
dinozaury
ślad dinozaura
teropod
wczesna jura
Góry Świętokrzyskie
dinosaur footprints
theropoda
Early Jurassic
Holy Cross Mountains
Opis:
Numerous gigantic and large theropod dinosaur footprints were recently discovered in the Lower Jurassic deposits of the Holy Cross Mountains (central Poland). These finds provide paleoichnological evidence for the occurrence of gigantic predatory dinosaurs in the earliest Jurassic (Hettangian) times. The gigantic and large theropod tracks came from two well-known lower Hettangian tracksites at Sołtykow and Gromadzice. The Sołtyków outcrop represents a siliciclastic coal-bearing lithofacies association of a fairly well-watered alluvial plain. The sequence from the Gromadzice site is dominated by typical meandering river deposits with lenticular, incised channels and overbank mudstones, rich in drifted flora and plant roots. Hitherto, twenty four specimens of gigantic theropod Eubrontes-like footprints (50–65 cm long) were found at Sołtyków tracksite. Another large theropod footprints (30–45 cm) identified at Sołtyków, resemble Kayentapus-like ichnites and classic ichnotaxa of the Newark Supergroup (i.e., Eubrontes giganteus Hitchcock, 1845 sensu Olsen et al., 1998). In the Gromadzice site, large Eubrontes giganteus, Eubrontes sp., and cf. Eubrontes sp. footprints were identified. The intriguing gigantic ichnites from Sołtyków are more similar to the large prints left by Middle–Late Jurassic theropods than to other finds from the Early Jurassic.
Źródło:
Przegląd Geologiczny; 2006, 54, 7; 615-621
0033-2151
Pojawia się w:
Przegląd Geologiczny
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł

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