RT Journal Article
T1 On the occurrence of Carentonosaurus Rage and Néraudeau, 2004 (Squamata, Pythonomorpha) in the Iberian Cretaceous, with description of a new species from the uppermost middle Cenomanian of West Portugal
A1 Pimentel, Ricardo J.
A1 Audije Gil, Julia
A1 Barroso Barcenilla, Fernando
A1 Berrocal Casero, Melani
A1 Callapez, Pedro Miguel
A1 Ozkaya de Juanas, Senay Amalia
A1 Segura, Manuel
AB Several vertebrae were recently collected in paralic facies with fossil assemblages of late middle Cenomanian age, outcropping in the basal carbonate platform sequence of Casais dos Carecos, near Coimbra (West Portugal). These fossil remains are exceptionally well preserved, with fragile elements still present. They correspond to cervical and dorsal vertebrae, including a juvenile cervical vertebra. The general morphology, features and size of the dorsal vertebrae are close to those described and figured for the holotype of Carentonosaurus mineaui Rage and Néraudeau, 2004, but showing distinct lateral and subcentral foramina, neural spine with longitudinal grooves and displaying a sagittal furrow along the ventral surface, which are absent in this genotype. The centrum shows a subtriangular shape in ventral view, with concave borders. These different morphological features of the fossil remains here presented allow the description of Carentonosaurus soaresi sp. nov. This new material improves the knowledge of the representatives of Carentonosaurus and extends the biogeographical distribution of this genus of Pythonomorpha to the western margin of the Iberian Peninsula.
PB Elsevier
SN 0195-6671
YR 2023
FD 2023-11
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/88570
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/88570
LA eng
NO Pimentel, Ricardo J., et al. «On the Occurrence of Carentonosaurus Rage and Néraudeau, 2004 (Squamata, Pythonomorpha) in the Iberian Cretaceous, with Description of a New Species from the Uppermost Middle Cenomanian of West Portugal». Cretaceous Research, vol. 151, noviembre de 2023, p. 105649. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105649.
NO Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (Portugal)
NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid
NO Junta de Castilla-La Mancha
NO Universidad de Alcalá
DS Docta Complutense
RD 10 abr 2025