Isolated theropod teeth from the Cretaceous strata of Khouribga, Morocco

• Autorzy: Niedźwiedzki G. , Gierliński G.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Predatory dinosaur (Theropoda) teeth are described from Khouribga near Casablanca (Ad-Dar al-Bajda) in northern Morocco. A morphological study of specimens shows that two teeth represent the family Spinosauridae. A third tooth shows features characteristic of the genus Carcharodontosaurus. These are the first finds of dinosaurs from Khouribga.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Morocco; Cretaceous; theropoda; dinosauria; Carcharodontosauridae; Spinosauridae

• Wydawca: Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
• Czasopismo: Geological Quarterly
• Rocznik: 2002
• Tom: Vol. 46, No 1
• Strony: 97--100
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 24 poz., fot., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Niedźwiedzki G.

• Department of Biology, Warsaw University, Miecznikowa 1, PL-02-096 Warszawa, Poland

autor

Gierliński G.

• Polish Geological Institute, Rakowiecka 4, PL-00-975 Warszawa, Poland

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