Inferred oviraptorosaur footprints in the Apenninic Carbonate Platform: New tools for the identification of trackmakers from the Sezze ichnosite (lower-middle Cenomanian; central Italy)

Antonelli, M.; Romano, Marco; Sario, Federico De; Pignatti, Johannes; Sacco, Enrico; Petti, Fabio Massimo

doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105362

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“…Currently, this type of correlation is also used based on statistical methods. Several works have been published in which an attempt is made to identify possible trackmakers by searching for homologous points between feet and footprints (Antonelli et al, 2023;Farlow, 2001;Farlow & Chapman, 1997;Farlow & Lockley, 1993;Farlow et al, 2013;Romano & Citton, 2017).…”

Section: Trackmaker Identity Who Left These Footprints?mentioning

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¿Qué nos dicen sus huellas? Muchas preguntas y algunas respuestas sobre la vida de los dinosaurios no avianos

Díaz-Martínez,

Citton,

Castanera

2023

J Iber Geol

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Dinosaur tracks are considerably common in the fossil record and were described from many areas in the world. They provide a live picture of dinosaur behaviour and offer valuable data about different aspects of the trackmaker paleobiology. The dinosaur ichnological record allows gain information about autopod anatomy, functional adaptations, stance and gaits with which dinosaurs moved. This information, which is often difficult to obtain from the body-fossil record alone, allows making inferences not only concerning the single individuals who produced the footprints, but also within an evolutionary context. Footprints provide also evidences about the abilities that dinosaurs had to swim, run or live with certain pathologies. They also allowed inferring how they move in herds or even made courtship rituals. The study of tracks also enables the reconstruction of paleocommunities including predator–prey interaction. On the other hand, footprints are useful paleoenvironmental indicators, informing about moisture content, bathymetry, paleocurrents, subaqueous substrates, zonations in lacustrine margins, etc. In addition, it has been proposed that dinosaur track assemblages can be related to certain facies (ichnofacies), in order to refine paleoenvironmental reconstructions. Dinosaur tracks can sometimes be in the shadow with respect to the skeletal record. However, the data obtained from the ichnological record complements and completes the knowledge we have about the life of dinosaurs, even showing previously unknown aspects. This work is an overview of the information we can obtain from the study of non-avian dinosaur footprints, trying to answer some questions about their life.

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confidence: 99%