RT Journal Article
T1 Dinosaur bonebed amber from an original swamp forest soil
A1 Álvarez Parra, Sergio
A1 Pérez de la Fuente, Ricardo
A1 Peñalver, Enrique
A1 Barrón López, Eduardo
A1 Alcalá, Luis
A1 Pérez Cano, Jordi
A1 Martín Closas, C.
A1 Trabelsi, Khaled
A1 Meléndez Hevia, Nieves
A1 López del Valle, Rafael
A1 Lozano, Rafael P.
A1 Peris, David
A1 Rodrigo, Ana
A1 Sarto i Monteys, Víctor
A1 Bueno Cebollada, Carlos A.
A1 Menor Salvan, C.
A1 Philippe, Marc
A1 Sánchez García, Alba
A1 Peña-Kairath, Constanza
A1 Arillo, Antonio
A1 Espílez, Eduardo
A1 Mampel, Luis
A1 Delclòs, Xavier
AB Dinosaur bonebeds with amber content, yet scarce, offer a superior wealth and quality of data on ancient terrestrial ecosystems. However, the preserved palaeodiversity and/or taphonomic characteristics of these exceptional localities had hitherto limited their palaeobiological potential. Here, we describe the amber from the Lower Cretaceous dinosaur bonebed of Ariño (Teruel, Spain) using a multidisciplinary approach. Amber is found in both a root layer with amber strictly in situ and a litter layer mainly composed of aerial pieces unusually rich in bioinclusions, encompassing 11 insect orders, arachnids, and a few plant and vertebrate remains, including a feather. Additional palaeontological data—charophytes, palynomorphs, ostracods— are provided. Ariño arguably represents the most prolific and palaeobiologically diverse locality in which fossiliferous amber and a dinosaur bonebed have been found in association, and the only one known where the vast majority of the palaeontological assemblage suffered no or low-grade pre-burial transport. This has unlocked unprecedentedly complete and reliable palaeoecological data out of two complementary windows of preservation—the bonebed and the amber—from the same site.
PB eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
SN 2050084X
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/8626
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/8626
LA eng
NO European Regional Development Fund (FEDER)
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN)/FEDER
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO)/FEDER
NO Generalitat de Catalunya
NO Generalitat de Catalunya/FEDER
NO MMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN)
NO Oxford University
NO Austrian Academy of Sciences
NO Université de Tunis
NO Generalitat Valenciana
DS Docta Complutense
RD 15 may 2024