A reassessment of large theropod dinosaur tracks from the mid-Cretaceous (late Albian-Cenomanian) Winton Formation of Lark Quarry, central-western Queensland, Australia: A case for mistaken identity

Romilio, Anthony and Salisbury, Steven W. (2011) A reassessment of large theropod dinosaur tracks from the mid-Cretaceous (late Albian-Cenomanian) Winton Formation of Lark Quarry, central-western Queensland, Australia: A case for mistaken identity. Cretaceous Research, 32 2: 135-142.


Author Romilio, Anthony
Salisbury, Steven W.
Title A reassessment of large theropod dinosaur tracks from the mid-Cretaceous (late Albian-Cenomanian) Winton Formation of Lark Quarry, central-western Queensland, Australia: A case for mistaken identity
Journal name Cretaceous Research  (ERA 2012 Listed)    (ERA 2010 Rank C)   Check publisher's open access policy
Publication date 2011-04
Sub-type Article
Year available 2010
DOI 10.1016/j.cretres.2010.11.003
Volume number 32
Issue number 2
ISSN 0195-6671; 1095-998X
Start page 135
End page 142
Total pages 8
Place of publication Camden, London, U.K.
Publisher Academic Press
Collection year 2012
Language eng
Formatted abstract Multivariate analysis is used to differentiate shape variations between ichnites of theropod and ornithopod dinosaurs. Tracks of an alleged theropod cf. Tyrannosauropus from the mid-Cretaceous (late Albian–Cenomanian) Winton Formation of Lark Quarry, central-western Queensland, Australia were examined and foot shape ratios calculated. Multivariate analysis of these shape variables indicates this track-maker was an ornithopod dinosaur. A strong morphological similarity exists between the Lark Quarry ichnites and those of the iguanodontian ichnotaxon Amblydactylus gethingi. Considering the grade of ornithopod this ichnogenus is thought to represent (a non-hadrosaurid styracosternan) and the age and geography of Lark Quarry, we suggest that the track-maker may have been a dinosaur similar to Muttaburrasaurus langdoni.
Keyword Ichnology
Dinosaur tracks
Winton Formation
Cretaceous
Australia
New-zealand
Footprints
Biomechanics
Locomotion
Speeds
Faunas
Korea
Q-Index Code C1
Q-Index Status Confirmed Code
Institutional Status UQ
Additional Notes Available online 22 November 2010.

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