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Paleobiogeographic evolution and distribution of Carcharodontosauridae (Dinosauria, Theropoda) during the middle Cretaceous of North Africa
Candeiro, Carlos Roberto dos Anjos; Brusatte, Stephen Louis; Vidal, Luciano; Pereira, Paulo Victor Luiz Gomes da Costa.
Afiliação
  • Candeiro, Carlos Roberto dos Anjos; Universidade Federal de Goiás. Laboratório de Paleontologia e Evolução. Aparecida de Goiânia. Brasil
  • Brusatte, Stephen Louis; University of Edinburgh. School of GeoSciences. Edinburgh. United Kingdom
  • Vidal, Luciano; Universidade Federal de Goiás. Laboratório de Paleontologia e Evolução. Aparecida de Goiânia. Brasil
  • Pereira, Paulo Victor Luiz Gomes da Costa; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Geociências. Departamento de Geologia. Laboratório de Macrofósseis. Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
Pap. avulsos Zool. ; 58: e20185829, 2018. ilus
Article em En | VETINDEX | ID: vti-734584
Biblioteca responsável: BR68.1
ABSTRACT
Over the last few decades, the systematics and evolution of carcharodontosaurids, a group of large predatory dinosaurs, from North Africa have been better understood mainly due the discovery of new species. We review this record here and discuss its importance for understanding the evolution and ecology of these dinosaurs. North Africa has one of the best records of carcharodontosaurid species. These species show dietary specializations and paleogeographic distributions similar to other top predatory theropods such as Abelisauridae and Spinosauridae. However, carcharodontosaurids have a wider distribution than other large theropods. The middle Cretaceous of North Africa was characterized by the niche overlap between large predators. This evidence increases our understanding of the evolution of Carcharodontosauridae in a highly competitive region, a conjuncture rarely reported for large top predators.(AU)
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: VETINDEX Idioma: En Revista: Pap. avulsos Zool. / Pap. avulsos zool Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: VETINDEX Idioma: En Revista: Pap. avulsos Zool. / Pap. avulsos zool Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article