Sauropod dinosaur tracks from the Purbeck Group (Early Cretaceous) of Spyway Quarry, Dorset, UK.

Autor:	Butler RJ; School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK., Edgar KM; School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK., Haller L; School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK., Meade LE; School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK., Jones HT; School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK., Hill O; School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK., Scriven S; Jurassic Coast Trust, Brooklands Farm, Forston, Dorchester DT2 7AA, UK., Reedman C; Jurassic Coast Trust, Brooklands Farm, Forston, Dorchester DT2 7AA, UK.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Royal Society open science [R Soc Open Sci] 2024 Jul 03; Vol. 11 (7), pp. 240583. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 03 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.1098/rsos.240583
Abstrakt:	Dinosaur tracks have a long history of discovery and study in the UK, but track sites for sauropodomorph dinosaurs-the group that included the giant, graviportal herbivorous sauropods-are comparatively rare. Here, we provide a description of a sauropod dinosaur track site at Spyway Quarry in Dorset, southern England. The tracks at Spyway were discovered in the late 1990s and occur in the Stair Hole Member of the Durlston Formation in the Purbeck Limestone Group, of earliest Cretaceous age. More than 130 individual tracks of large sauropod dinosaurs are present at the site, but they are generally poorly preserved and do not form clear trackways, although it is likely that they represent multiple individuals. They provide further evidence for sauropods living in or passing through coastal lagoonal environments. Although poorly preserved, Spyway represents the largest in situ dinosaur track site currently accessible within the Purbeck Group, with considerable potential for further discoveries through ongoing quarrying in the surrounding area. Competing Interests: We declare we have no competing interests. (© 2024 The Author(s).)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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