Albanerpetontid amphibians from the Upper Cretaceous of Middle Asia

• Autorzy: Gardner J D , Averianov A O

Warianty tytułu

PL

Plazy z rodziny Albanerpetontidae z gornej kredy Azji Srodkowej

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We review the fossil record of Asian albanerpetontids. The three dentaries previously attributed to the two species of Nukusurus Nessov, 1981 (lower Cenomanian and Coniacian, Uzbekistan) are from albanerpetontids, but none are distinctive below the familial level. We thus designate the names Nukusurus, N. insuetus Nessov, 1981, and N. sodalis Nessov, 1997 as nomina dubia within the Albanerpetontidae. Two dentaries (lower Cenomanian, Uzbekistan) described herein for the first time supplement the known record of Asian albanerpetontids. The holotype atlas and only specimen of the supposed albanerpetontid Bishara backa Nessov, 1997 (upper Santonian-?Campanian, Kazakhstan) is shown to be from a salamander, not an albanerpetontid. Our study recognizes Albanerpeton (Cretaceous-Miocene, North America and Europe) and Celtedens (Middle Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous, Europe) as the only valid albanerpetontid genera. Limited evidence favors one or more dispersals from Europe or Norttr America to Asia in the medial Cretaceous as the major biogeographic event in the history of Asian albanerpetontids.

PL

Rewizja azjatyckiego zapisu kopalnego albanerpetontydów pozwoliła potwierdzić obecność tej grupy na podstawie dwóch żuchw z dolnego cenomanu Uzbekistanu, opisanych tu po raz pierwszy, oraz trzech okazów opisanych wcześniej przez Nesowa z dolnego cenomanu i koniaku Uzbekistanu. Materiał nie wykazuje jednak cech diagnostycznych pozwalających go określić poniżej szczebla rodzajowego. Dlatego nazwy Nukusurus, N. insuetus Nessov, 1981 i N. sodalis Nessov, 1997 wypada uznać za nomina dubia. Holotyp domniemanego albanerpetontyda Bishara backa Nessov, 1997 (górny santon-?kampan Kazachstanu) - pojedynczy dźwigacz - należy natomiast do salamandry, a nie albanerpetontyda. Tak więc jedynymi ważnymi rodzajami albanerpetontydów pozostają Albanerpeton (kreda-miocen, Ameryka Północna i Europa) oraz Celtedens (środkowa jura-dolna kreda, Europa). Na podstawie ograniczonego materiału kopalnego można przypuszczać, że w połowie kredy doszło do jednorazowego lub kilkakrotnego zasiedlenia Azji przez albanerpetontydy z Europy lub Ameryki Północnej.

Słowa kluczowe

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Albanerpetontidae; fauna kopalna; albanerpetodonty; Celtedens; kreda; zuchwa; Albanerpeton; Uzbekistan; paleontologia; plazy; Azja Srodkowa

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 1998
• Tom: 43
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: s.453-476,rys.,fot.,bibliogr.

Twórcy

autor

Gardner J D

• Laboratory for Vertebrate Paleontology and Departtnent of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E9 Canada

autor

Averianov A O

• Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaa nab 1, Saint Petersburg, 199034 Russia

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