First nonavian dinosaur from Lebanon:: a brachiosaurid sauropod from the Lower Cretaceous of the Jezzine District

被引：25
作者：
Buffetaut, Eric
Azar, Dany
Nel, Andre
Ziade, Kamil
Acra, Aftim
机构：
[1] CNRS, UMR 5125, F-75013 Paris, France
[2] Lebanese Univ, Fac Sci 2, Dept Nat Sci, Fanar Matn, Lebanon
[3] Museum Natl Hist Nat, Entomol Lab, F-75005 Paris, France
[4] Museum Natl Hist Nat, CNRS, UMR 8569, F-75005 Paris, France
[5] Pfizer Lebanon, Jdeideh, Lebanon
[6] Lakes Apt, Tucson, AZ 85712 USA
来源：
NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN | 2006年 / 93卷 / 09期
关键词：
Cretaceous; Early Cretaceous; Middle East; Gondwana; Late Jurassic;
D O I：
10.1007/s00114-006-0124-z
中图分类号：
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
Two sauropod teeth from an Early Cretaceous (Neocomian) fluviodeltaic sandstone near Jezzine (Southern Lebanon) are the first nonavian dinosaur remains to be reported from Lebanon. Their distinctive character places them within Brachiosauridae. The sauropod teeth from Lebanon are a significant addition to the very scanty dinosaur record from the Levant, which hitherto consisted mainly of very poorly preserved and not easily identifiable specimens. The Basal Cretaceous Sandstone of Lebanon, thus, appears to be a potentially important source of fossil vertebrate material.
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页码：440 / 443
页数：4
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