First occurrence of ornithocheirid pterosaur teeth in the Dmitrov Formation (Santonian) of Ryazan Oblast, Russia
| Autor: | Sergey V. Solonin, Roy E. Smith, Alexey V. Vodorezov, David M. Martill |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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010506 paleontology
Enamel paint biology Paleontology 010502 geochemistry & geophysics biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences Cretaceous Ornithocheiroidea stomatognathic diseases stomatognathic system Marine reptile visual_art visual_art.visual_art_medium Assemblage (archaeology) Cenomanian Geology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Cretaceous Research. 127:104943 |
| ISSN: | 0195-6671 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cretres.2021.104943 |
| Popis: | Remains of Late Cretaceous toothed pterosaurs such as ornithocheirids and lonchodectids are almost unknown for post Cenomanian strata. Here we describe teeth referrable to ornithocheirid pterosaurs from the Upper Cretaceous (Santonian) Dmitrov Formation of Ryazan region, European Russia. The teeth are somewhat worn, but retain sufficient features to satisfactorily refer them to Ornithocheiroidea, including their slender curved shape, presence of faint reticulated ribbing and a curved margin of the enamel - dentine contact. Although occurring in a Santonian deposit, the teeth are most likely derived from the underlying Cenomanian Yakhroma Formation. Although ornithocheirid teeth have been reported previously from European Russia, these teeth are the first from this region and the first evidence for Pterosauria in the Dmitrov Formation, which is better known for its elasmobranch and marine reptile assemblage. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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