Huellas de dinosaurios conservadas en materiales del cortejo transgresivo en cauces encajados. Jurásico superior y Cretácico inferior de Alpuente, Valencia

The upper Jurassic and lower Cretaceous deposits of the Southwestern Iberian Basin at Alpuente (Valencia) contain abundant remains of dinosaurs, including several localities with footprints. In this area deltaic sediments deposited in fluvial, estuarine, beach and shallow-marine environments, contro...

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Autores: Santisteban, Carlos de, Vila, B., Suñer, Maite
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/8416
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/8416
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Dinosaur footprints
Late Jurassic
Early Cretaceous
Incised valley
Iberian Ranges
Valencia
Spain
Descrição
Resumo:The upper Jurassic and lower Cretaceous deposits of the Southwestern Iberian Basin at Alpuente (Valencia) contain abundant remains of dinosaurs, including several localities with footprints. In this area deltaic sediments deposited in fluvial, estuarine, beach and shallow-marine environments, controlled by eustatic sea-level changes outcrop extensively. In spite of the fluvial deposits dominance, most of dinosaur footprints sites found here are placed in beach sandstones. Beach sandstones were deposited in the basin during the low sea-level stand and transgressions. The study of four new ichnological sites shows that the footprints are preferently preserved in those beach deposits that built up the transgressive system tract, as the infill of incised valleys