A fast-growing basal troodontid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the latest Cretaceous of Europe

Abstract A characteristic fauna of dinosaurs and other vertebrates inhabited the end-Cretaceous European archipelago, some of which were dwarves or had other unusual features likely related to their insular habitats. Little is known, however, about the contemporary theropod dinosaurs, as they are re...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Albert G. Sellés, Bernat Vila, Stephen L. Brusatte, Philip J. Currie, Àngel Galobart
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/7bf2e5b52fbb49378fa0448013343ea1
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:7bf2e5b52fbb49378fa0448013343ea1
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7bf2e5b52fbb49378fa0448013343ea12021-12-02T13:20:02ZA fast-growing basal troodontid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the latest Cretaceous of Europe10.1038/s41598-021-83745-52045-2322https://doaj.org/article/7bf2e5b52fbb49378fa0448013343ea12021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83745-5https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract A characteristic fauna of dinosaurs and other vertebrates inhabited the end-Cretaceous European archipelago, some of which were dwarves or had other unusual features likely related to their insular habitats. Little is known, however, about the contemporary theropod dinosaurs, as they are represented mostly by teeth or other fragmentary fossils. A new isolated theropod metatarsal II, from the latest Maastrichtian of Spain (within 200,000 years of the mass extinction) may represent a jinfengopterygine troodontid, the first reported from Europe. Comparisons with other theropods and phylogenetic analyses reveal an autapomorphic foramen that distinguishes it from all other troodontids, supporting its identification as a new genus and species, Tamarro insperatus. Bone histology shows that it was an actively growing subadult when it died but may have had a growth pattern in which it grew rapidly in early ontogeny and attained a subadult size quickly. We hypothesize that it could have migrated from Asia to reach the Ibero-Armorican island no later than Cenomanian or during the Maastrichtian dispersal events.Albert G. SellésBernat VilaStephen L. BrusattePhilip J. CurrieÀngel GalobartNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	Medicine R Science Q
spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Albert G. Sellés Bernat Vila Stephen L. Brusatte Philip J. Currie Àngel Galobart A fast-growing basal troodontid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the latest Cretaceous of Europe
description	Abstract A characteristic fauna of dinosaurs and other vertebrates inhabited the end-Cretaceous European archipelago, some of which were dwarves or had other unusual features likely related to their insular habitats. Little is known, however, about the contemporary theropod dinosaurs, as they are represented mostly by teeth or other fragmentary fossils. A new isolated theropod metatarsal II, from the latest Maastrichtian of Spain (within 200,000 years of the mass extinction) may represent a jinfengopterygine troodontid, the first reported from Europe. Comparisons with other theropods and phylogenetic analyses reveal an autapomorphic foramen that distinguishes it from all other troodontids, supporting its identification as a new genus and species, Tamarro insperatus. Bone histology shows that it was an actively growing subadult when it died but may have had a growth pattern in which it grew rapidly in early ontogeny and attained a subadult size quickly. We hypothesize that it could have migrated from Asia to reach the Ibero-Armorican island no later than Cenomanian or during the Maastrichtian dispersal events.
format	article
author	Albert G. Sellés Bernat Vila Stephen L. Brusatte Philip J. Currie Àngel Galobart
author_facet	Albert G. Sellés Bernat Vila Stephen L. Brusatte Philip J. Currie Àngel Galobart
author_sort	Albert G. Sellés
title	A fast-growing basal troodontid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the latest Cretaceous of Europe
title_short	A fast-growing basal troodontid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the latest Cretaceous of Europe
title_full	A fast-growing basal troodontid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the latest Cretaceous of Europe
title_fullStr	A fast-growing basal troodontid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the latest Cretaceous of Europe
title_full_unstemmed	A fast-growing basal troodontid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the latest Cretaceous of Europe
title_sort	fast-growing basal troodontid (dinosauria: theropoda) from the latest cretaceous of europe
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/7bf2e5b52fbb49378fa0448013343ea1
work_keys_str_mv	AT albertgselles afastgrowingbasaltroodontiddinosauriatheropodafromthelatestcretaceousofeurope AT bernatvila afastgrowingbasaltroodontiddinosauriatheropodafromthelatestcretaceousofeurope AT stephenlbrusatte afastgrowingbasaltroodontiddinosauriatheropodafromthelatestcretaceousofeurope AT philipjcurrie afastgrowingbasaltroodontiddinosauriatheropodafromthelatestcretaceousofeurope AT angelgalobart afastgrowingbasaltroodontiddinosauriatheropodafromthelatestcretaceousofeurope AT albertgselles fastgrowingbasaltroodontiddinosauriatheropodafromthelatestcretaceousofeurope AT bernatvila fastgrowingbasaltroodontiddinosauriatheropodafromthelatestcretaceousofeurope AT stephenlbrusatte fastgrowingbasaltroodontiddinosauriatheropodafromthelatestcretaceousofeurope AT philipjcurrie fastgrowingbasaltroodontiddinosauriatheropodafromthelatestcretaceousofeurope AT angelgalobart fastgrowingbasaltroodontiddinosauriatheropodafromthelatestcretaceousofeurope
_version_	1718393219684761600

A fast-growing basal troodontid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the latest Cretaceous of Europe

Ejemplares similares