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 in | Comptes rendus. Palevol Vol. 1; no. 8; pp. 705 - 710 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English French |
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Paris
Elsevier SAS
01.12.2002
Elsevier |
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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 |