Dinosaur tracks in a Cretaceous (lower Albian) braid delta system (Basque–Cantabrian Basin, western Pyrenees): linking trace fossils suites and short-term preservation windows

Díaz-Martínez, Ignacio; López-Horgue, Mikel A.; Agirrezabala, Luis M.; Cónsole-Gonella, Carlos; Pereda-Suberbiola, Xabier

doi:10.1144/SP522-2021-197

Dinosaur tracks in a Cretaceous (lower Albian) braid delta system (Basque–Cantabrian Basin, western Pyrenees): linking trace fossils suites and short-term preservation windows

Díaz-Martínez, Ignacio ¹⁴⁵
López-Horgue, Mikel A. ¹
Agirrezabala, Luis M. ¹
Cónsole-Gonella, Carlos ²³
Pereda-Suberbiola, Xabier ¹

1 Geology Department, Science and Technology Faculty, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Sarriena Auzoa z/g, 48940 Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
2 Instituto Superior de Correlación Geológica (INSUGEO, CONICET–Universidad Nacional de Tucumán), Avenida Presidente Peron s/n, Yerba Buena, PC 4107, Tucumán, Argentina
3 Institute of Paleontology, Hebei GEO University, 136 East Huai’ an Rd, Shijiazhuang, Hebei PC 050031, China
4 Universidad Nacional de Río Negro-IIPG, Av. Roca 1242, General Roca, 8332, Río Negro, Argentina
5 Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología (IIPG) (CONICET), General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina

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Geological Society, London, Special Publications

ISSN: 0305-8719, 2041-4927

Año de publicación: 2022

Volumen: 522

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DOI: 10.1144/SP522-2021-197 GOOGLE SCHOLAR Acceso abierto editor

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