An abelisaurid ungual phalanx of pedal digit III from the Late Cretaceous of NW Madagascar is here figured and described for the first time. Other materials include pedal phalanges whose figures and description increase the knowledge on the pes variability of the Malagasy Abelisauridae (e.g., ungual I and phalanx III-1 proportions and structures), support the identification of the pedal elements (e.g., phalanx III-2) recently proposed by Carrano (2007), and render questionable the attribution of some isolated elements to the species Majungasaurus crenatissimus.
New information on the abelisaurid pedal elements from the Late Cretaceous of NW Madagascar (Mahajanga Basin) / Maganuco, S.; Cau, A.; Pasini, G.. - In: ATTI DELLA SOCIETÀ ITALIANA DI SCIENZE NATURALI E DEL MUSEO CIVICO DI STORIA NATURALE DI MILANO. - ISSN 0037-8844. - ELETTRONICO. - 149:2(2008), pp. 239-252.
New information on the abelisaurid pedal elements from the Late Cretaceous of NW Madagascar (Mahajanga Basin).
CAU, ANDREA;
2008
Abstract
An abelisaurid ungual phalanx of pedal digit III from the Late Cretaceous of NW Madagascar is here figured and described for the first time. Other materials include pedal phalanges whose figures and description increase the knowledge on the pes variability of the Malagasy Abelisauridae (e.g., ungual I and phalanx III-1 proportions and structures), support the identification of the pedal elements (e.g., phalanx III-2) recently proposed by Carrano (2007), and render questionable the attribution of some isolated elements to the species Majungasaurus crenatissimus.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
