Chronostratigraphic synthesis of the latest Cretaceous dinosaur turnover in south-western Europe

V Fondevilla, V Riera, B Vila, AG Sellés… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
In south-western Europe, the uppermost Cretaceous continental deposits in the different
sedimentary basins of Iberia (Portugal and north and central Spain), the Pyrenees (Spain …

The latest succession of dinosaur tracksites in Europe: hadrosaur ichnology, track production and palaeoenvironments

B Vila, O Oms, V Fondevilla, R Gaete, A Galobart… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
A comprehensive review and study of the rich dinosaur track record of the Tremp Formation
in the southern Pyrenees of Spain (Southwestern Europe) shows a unique succession of …

Late Cretaceous bioconnections between Indo‐Madagascar and Antarctica: refutation of the Gunnerus Ridge causeway hypothesis

JR Ali, DW Krause - Journal of Biogeography, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim To evaluate the Gunnerus Ridge land‐bridge hypothesis, which postulates a
Late Cretaceous causeway between eastern Antarctica and southern Madagascar allowing …

New sauropod trackways from the Middle Jurassic of Portugal

VF Santos, JJ Moratalla, R Royo-Torres - Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2009 - BioOne
The Galinha tracksite reveals a sequence of Bajocian—Bathonian limestones belonging to
the Serra de Aire Formation (West-Central Portugal) and is one of the few sites in the world …

The 'Goldilocks' effect: preservation bias in vertebrate track assemblages

PL Falkingham, KT Bates… - Journal of the Royal …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Finite-element analysis was used to investigate the extent of bias in the ichnological fossil
record attributable to body mass. Virtual tracks were simulated for four dinosaur taxa of …

Integrated stratigraphy from the Vallcebre Basin (southeastern Pyrenees, Spain): New insights on the continental Cretaceous− Tertiary transition in southwest Europe

O Oms, J Dinarès-Turell, E Vicens, R Estrada… - Palaeogeography …, 2007 - Elsevier
An integrated sedimentological, magnetostratigraphic, and paleontological study of the
Vallcebre section (south eastern Pyrenees, Spain) is carried out in order to define and …

The diversity of sauropod dinosaurs and their first taxonomic succession from the latest Cretaceous of southwestern Europe: clues to demise and extinction

B Vila, À Galobart, JI Canudo, J Le Loeuff… - Palaeogeography …, 2012 - Elsevier
Southwestern Europe is a key setting to evaluate the diversity of non-avian dinosaurs before
the end of the Cretaceous (below the K–Pg boundary). The ancient Ibero-Armorican Island …

High-resolution LiDAR and photogrammetric survey of the Fumanya dinosaur tracksites (Catalonia): implications for the conservation and interpretation of geological …

KT Bates, F Rarity, PL Manning… - Journal of the …, 2008 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Increasing political and social awareness of the importance of protecting the geological
heritage is compelling geoscientists to consider new methods for reconciling conservation …

Peat-forming plants in the Maastrichtian coals of the Eastern Pyrenees

S Villalba-Breva, M Martín-Closas, J Marmi, B Gómez… - 2012 - digital.csic.es
The Lower Maastrichtian of Fumanya and neighbouring localities of the Vallcebre syncline
(Eastern Pyrenees, Catalonia, Spain) provide the first taphonomic evidence for the …

Three‐Dimensional Modelling and Analysis of Dinosaur Trackways

KT Bates, PL Manning, B Vila, D Hodgetts - Palaeontology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Light Detection And Range (LiDAR) imaging provides a means to model the 3D geometry of
fossil tracks in the field with high accuracy. This represents a considerable advance for the …