Primera evidencia de dinosaurios ornitópodos en la base de la Formación Huincul (Cenomaniense Superior-Turoniense, Cuenca Neuquina, Argentina)
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Se describe por primera vez la presencia de dinosaurios ornitópodos en
la base de la Formación Huincul (Cenomaniense-Turoniense) de Agrio del
Medio (Neuquén, Argentina). Se trata de una falange ungueal del pie bien
conservada y de pequeño tamaño. Presenta una morfología general en forma
de garra, similar a la de los ornitópodos basales que se han encontrado en
el Cretácico Superior de Sudamérica, lo que le diferencia de las formas más
derivadas de iguanodontios con ungueal en forma de casco. Este descubrimiento
es una nueva evidencia que los pequeños ornitópodos basales se
encontraban en la Cuenca Neuquina, al menos, desde el transito Cretácico
Inferior-Superior
We describe for the first time the presence of ornithopod dinosaurs at the base of the Huincul Formation (Cenomanian-Turonian) of Agrio del Medio (Neuquén, Patagonia, Argentina). The specimen in question is a well-preserved and small phalanx toenail. It presents a general morphology in the form of a claw, similar to that of basal ornithopods that have been found in the Upper Cretaceous of South America. This differentiates it from the most derived iguanodontians, which have a hoof-shaped nail. This finding is new evidence than indicates that small basal ornithopods were in the Neuquén Basin at least since the transition of the Early-Late Cretaceous
We describe for the first time the presence of ornithopod dinosaurs at the base of the Huincul Formation (Cenomanian-Turonian) of Agrio del Medio (Neuquén, Patagonia, Argentina). The specimen in question is a well-preserved and small phalanx toenail. It presents a general morphology in the form of a claw, similar to that of basal ornithopods that have been found in the Upper Cretaceous of South America. This differentiates it from the most derived iguanodontians, which have a hoof-shaped nail. This finding is new evidence than indicates that small basal ornithopods were in the Neuquén Basin at least since the transition of the Early-Late Cretaceous







