Dinosaur bonebed amber from an original swamp forest soil

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 de...

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Autores principales:	Sergio Álvarez-Parra, Ricardo Pérez-de la Fuente, Enrique Peñalver, Eduardo Barrón, Luis Alcalá, Jordi Pérez-Cano, Carles Martín-Closas, Khaled Trabelsi, Nieves Meléndez, Rafael López Del Valle, Rafael P Lozano, David Peris, Ana Rodrigo, Víctor Sarto i Monteys, Carlos A Bueno-Cebollada, César Menor-Salván, Marc Philippe, Alba Sánchez-García, Constanza Peña-Kairath, Antonio Arillo, Eduardo Espílez, Luis Mampel, Xavier Delclòs
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Publicado:	eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021
Materias:	ecology palaeobiology resin production autochthony insects Cretaceous Medicine R Science Q Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:10fbaa8415c14e9bb03044547aaa21e82021-11-30T08:01:09ZDinosaur bonebed amber from an original swamp forest soil10.7554/eLife.724772050-084Xe72477https://doaj.org/article/10fbaa8415c14e9bb03044547aaa21e82021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://elifesciences.org/articles/72477https://doaj.org/toc/2050-084XDinosaur 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.Sergio Álvarez-ParraRicardo Pérez-de la FuenteEnrique PeñalverEduardo BarrónLuis AlcaláJordi Pérez-CanoCarles Martín-ClosasKhaled TrabelsiNieves MeléndezRafael López Del ValleRafael P LozanoDavid PerisAna RodrigoVíctor Sarto i MonteysCarlos A Bueno-CebolladaCésar Menor-SalvánMarc PhilippeAlba Sánchez-GarcíaConstanza Peña-KairathAntonio ArilloEduardo EspílezLuis MampelXavier DelclòseLife Sciences Publications Ltdarticleecologypalaeobiologyresin productionautochthonyinsectsCretaceousMedicineRScienceQBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENeLife, Vol 10 (2021)
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topic	ecology palaeobiology resin production autochthony insects Cretaceous Medicine R Science Q Biology (General) QH301-705.5
spellingShingle	ecology palaeobiology resin production autochthony insects Cretaceous Medicine R Science Q Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Sergio Álvarez-Parra Ricardo Pérez-de la Fuente Enrique Peñalver Eduardo Barrón Luis Alcalá Jordi Pérez-Cano Carles Martín-Closas Khaled Trabelsi Nieves Meléndez Rafael López Del Valle Rafael P Lozano David Peris Ana Rodrigo Víctor Sarto i Monteys Carlos A Bueno-Cebollada César Menor-Salván Marc Philippe Alba Sánchez-García Constanza Peña-Kairath Antonio Arillo Eduardo Espílez Luis Mampel Xavier Delclòs Dinosaur bonebed amber from an original swamp forest soil
description	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.
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author	Sergio Álvarez-Parra Ricardo Pérez-de la Fuente Enrique Peñalver Eduardo Barrón Luis Alcalá Jordi Pérez-Cano Carles Martín-Closas Khaled Trabelsi Nieves Meléndez Rafael López Del Valle Rafael P Lozano David Peris Ana Rodrigo Víctor Sarto i Monteys Carlos A Bueno-Cebollada César Menor-Salván Marc Philippe Alba Sánchez-García Constanza Peña-Kairath Antonio Arillo Eduardo Espílez Luis Mampel Xavier Delclòs
author_facet	Sergio Álvarez-Parra Ricardo Pérez-de la Fuente Enrique Peñalver Eduardo Barrón Luis Alcalá Jordi Pérez-Cano Carles Martín-Closas Khaled Trabelsi Nieves Meléndez Rafael López Del Valle Rafael P Lozano David Peris Ana Rodrigo Víctor Sarto i Monteys Carlos A Bueno-Cebollada César Menor-Salván Marc Philippe Alba Sánchez-García Constanza Peña-Kairath Antonio Arillo Eduardo Espílez Luis Mampel Xavier Delclòs
author_sort	Sergio Álvarez-Parra
title	Dinosaur bonebed amber from an original swamp forest soil
title_short	Dinosaur bonebed amber from an original swamp forest soil
title_full	Dinosaur bonebed amber from an original swamp forest soil
title_fullStr	Dinosaur bonebed amber from an original swamp forest soil
title_full_unstemmed	Dinosaur bonebed amber from an original swamp forest soil
title_sort	dinosaur bonebed amber from an original swamp forest soil
publisher	eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/10fbaa8415c14e9bb03044547aaa21e8
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Dinosaur bonebed amber from an original swamp forest soil

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