A fossil feather from the Upper Cretaceous of Kras (Slovenia)

A fossil feather preserved as a carbonised trace is described from the Tomaj Limestone at Križ, in the Kras region of southwestern Slovenia. The Tomaj Limestone is a platy and laminated limestone with cherts, which occurs within a well-bedded rudist limestone of the Santonian–Campanian Lipica Format...

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Published inComptes rendus. Palevol Vol. 1; no. 8; pp. 705 - 710
Main Authors Buffetaut, Eric, Jurkovšek, Bogdan, Kolar-Jurkovšek, Tea
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
French
Published Paris Elsevier SAS 01.12.2002
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Summary:A fossil feather preserved as a carbonised trace is described from the Tomaj Limestone at Križ, in the Kras region of southwestern Slovenia. The Tomaj Limestone is a platy and laminated limestone with cherts, which occurs within a well-bedded rudist limestone of the Santonian–Campanian Lipica Formation. It was deposited in a lagoon environment and has yielded a diverse fossil assemblage. Whether this feather belonged to a bird or to a dinosaur is unclear, but it is an addition to the scanty record of Late Cretaceous feathers, from a palaeobiogeographically interesting area. Une plume fossile conservée sous forme de trace carbonisée est décrite, en provenance du calcaire de Tomaj de Križ, dans la région du Karst (Sud-Ouest de la Slovénie). Le calcaire de Tomaj est un calcaire en plaquettes laminé contenant des chailles, que l’on rencontre dans un calcaire à rudistes bien stratifié de la formation Lipica (Santonien–Campanien). Il s’est déposé dans un milieu lagunaire et a livré un assemblage paléontologique diversifié. Il est difficile de déterminer si cette plume appartient à un oiseau ou à un dinosaure. Provenant d’une région intéressante du point de vue paléobiogéographique, elle vient s’ajouter à la courte liste des plumes du Crétacé supérieur.
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ISSN:1631-0683
1777-571X
DOI:10.1016/S1631-0683(02)00079-9