The reconstruction of the Cretaceous dinosaur fauna in Panxi region based on dinosaur tracks

CAO Jun; XING Lida; YANG Geng; SHEN Hongjiang; ZHENG Xiaomin; YANG Lin; LIU Ming; QIN Yongchao; ZHANG Huanxin; RAN Hao; MAO Lei

2016 Vol. 35, No. 12

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CAO Jun, XING Lida, YANG Geng, SHEN Hongjiang, ZHENG Xiaomin, YANG Lin, LIU Ming, QIN Yongchao, ZHANG Huanxin, RAN Hao, MAO Lei. The reconstruction of the Cretaceous dinosaur fauna in Panxi region based on dinosaur tracks[J]. Geological Bulletin of China, 2016, 35(12): 1961-1966.

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CAO Jun, XING Lida, YANG Geng, SHEN Hongjiang, ZHENG Xiaomin, YANG Lin, LIU Ming, QIN Yongchao, ZHANG Huanxin, RAN Hao, MAO Lei. The reconstruction of the Cretaceous dinosaur fauna in Panxi region based on dinosaur tracks[J]. Geological Bulletin of China, 2016, 35(12): 1961-1966.

The reconstruction of the Cretaceous dinosaur fauna in Panxi region based on dinosaur tracks

1. Regional Geological Survey Party, Sichuan Bureau of Geological Exploration and Development of Mineral Resources, Chengdu 610213, Sichuan, China;
2. State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China;
3. School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China;
4. Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection, Ministry of Education, Guilin 541004, Guangxi, China

Received Date: 23 June 2016

Revised Date: 08 November 2016

Publish Date: 15 December 2016

Abstract

Abstract

The Panxi region has rich Cretaceous dinosaur ichnofaunal assemblages. Since the discovery of fossil tracks in 1991, no fewer than 11 track morphotypes have been recognized from at least 8 tracksites. They include 9 different dinosaur track types (attributable to 6 non-avian theropod, 2 avian theropod, and 1 sauropod trackmakers) and tracks of pterosaurs and turtles, which occur within 185 trackways (and isolated footprints) and may reflect trackmakers of the same number. This high ichnofaunal diversity within the Feitianshan Formation exceeds that of the Xiaoba Formation and Leidashu Formation, and provides a comprehensive track database that permits (but is not limited to) a greater understanding of the paleoecology of an area where body fossils are currently unknown.
- dinosaur tracks /
- dinosaur fauna /
- Panxi region /
- Cretaceous

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