Isolated theropod teeth from the Middle Jurassic of Niger and the early dental evolution of Spinosauridae

• Autorzy: Serrano-Martínez A. , Vidal D. , Sciscio L. , Ortega F. , Knoll F.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Four isolated theropod teeth from the ?Bathonian “Argiles de l’Irhazer” in Niger are described. The teeth were found in association with the holotype of the basal sauropod Spinophorosaurus nigerensis. These specimens have been assigned to two different taxa by independent analyses, such as direct comparison with teeth previously described in the literature, discriminant and morphometric analyses from metric characters, and cladistic and cluster analyses from discrete characters. The results suggest that three teeth share affinities with those of Megalosauridae and Allosauridae, belonging most likely to the former. The fourth tooth might be from a member of the stem group Spinosauridae. If so, this would be the oldest representative of this clade. This tooth shows a combination of characters that are unusual in typical spinosaurid teeth (crown moderately compressed labiolingually and curved distally with minute denticles on the carina and a deeply veined enamel surface texture without apicobasal ridges). This could shed light on the morphological transition from the plesiomorphic ziphodont dental pattern to that of Spinosauridae. This tooth would also allow a better understanding of the origin of the spinosaurids, supporting a Gondwanan origin for the group.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

theropod; tooth; Middle Jurassic; Jurassic; dental evolution; Spinosauridae; Theropoda; Megalosauridae; dental morphology; multivariate analysis; Africa

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: 61
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.403-415,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Serrano-Martínez A.

• Grupo de Biología Evolutiva, Facultad de Ciencias, UNED, Paseo Senda del Rey 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
• Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Calle Francisco Tomas y Valiente, 7, 28049 Madrid, Spain
• Departamento de Paleobiología, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC, Calle de Jose Gutierrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain

autor

Vidal D.

• Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Calle Francisco Tomas y Valiente, 7, 28049 Madrid, Spain

autor

Sciscio L.

• Department of Geological Sciences, University of Cape Town, 13 University Avenue, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa

autor

Ortega F.

• Grupo de Biología Evolutiva, Facultad de Ciencias, UNED, Paseo Senda del Rey 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain

autor

Knoll F.

• Departamento de Paleobiología, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC, Calle de Jose Gutierrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain
• School of Earth, Atmospheric, and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, U.K.
• School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, 24 Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, U.K.

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.4202/app.00101.2014