First Stegosaurian Dinosaur remains from the Early Cretaceous of Burgos (Spain), with a review of Cretaceous stegosaurs

  1. Pereda Suberbiola, Xabier 1
  2. Galton, Peter M. 2
  3. Torcida, Fidel 3
  4. Huerta, Pedro 3
  5. Izquierdo, Luis Ángel 3
  6. Montero, Diego 3
  7. Pérez, Gustavo 3
  8. Urién, Víctor 3
  1. 1 Universidad del País Vasco/EHU, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Estratigrafía y Paleontología, Apdo. 644, 48080 Bilbao.­
  2. 2 University of Bridgeport
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    Bridgeport, Estados Unidos

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  3. 3 Museo de Dinosaurios y Colectivo Arqueológico-Paleontológico de Salas (C.A.S.), Plaza Jesús Aparicio, 9, 09600 Salas de los Infantes (Burgos, Spain).
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Journal:
Revista española de paleontología

ISSN: 0213-6937

Year of publication: 2003

Issue Title: REVISTA ESPAÑOLA DE PALEONTOLOGÍA

Volume: 18

Issue: 2

Pages: 143-150

Type: Article

DOI: 10.7203/SJP.18.2.21640 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Stegosaurian remains from the Early Cretaceous (Wealden beds, probably Hauterivian-Barremian) of Aldea del Pinar (Burgos, Spain) are described. The material consists of the ?most posterior dorsal vertebra and a partial dermal plate. The general form of the vertebra, with a massive centrum, a prominent lateral depression and solid neural arch pedicels, is reminiscent of the dorsal vertebrae of Dacentrurus, but the centrum is even more massive than in this genus from the Late Jurassic. Pending the discovery of new fossils, the Burgos material is provisionally referred to as Stegosauria indeterminate. This is the first report of stegosaurs in the region of Castilla y León and one of the few records of this group of thyreophoran dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of Europe. The occurrence of other Cretaceous stegosaurs is reviewed.

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