A new alvarezsaurian theropod from the Upper Jurassic Shishugou Formation of western China
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48148-7
Abstract: Alvarezsaurian dinosaurs, a group of bizarre theropods with greatly shortened and modified forelimbs, are known mostly from the Cretaceous of Asia and South America. Here we report a new alvarezsaurian, Shishugounykus inexpectus gen. et sp.… read more here.
Keywords: shishugou; shishugou formation; upper jurassic; new alvarezsaurian ... See more keywords
Dinosaur taphonomy of the Jurassic Shishugou Formation (Northern Junggar Basin, NW China) – insights from bioerosional trace fossils on bone
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DOI: 10.1080/10420940.2021.1890590
Abstract: Abstract Bioerosional trace fossils can offer invaluable insights into taphonomic processes, ecosystem dynamics and environmental conditions that are not obtainable by other lines of evidence. Here, we describe the first invertebrate trace fossils on dinosaur… read more here.
Keywords: trace fossils; bioerosional trace; trace; shishugou formation ... See more keywords