Allosauroid record from the Berriasian of Spain

[Michael Lange <Michael.Lange@gmx.ch>]

Hereâs a new paper about an allosauroid tooth from the Berriasian of Spain. 

Canudo, J.I., Ruiz-Omanca, J., Aurell, M., Barco, J.L. & Cuenca-Bescos, G. 
(2006): A megatheropod tooth from the late Tithonian â middle Berriasian 
(Jurassic-Cretaceous transition) of Galve (AragÃn, NE Spain). Neues Jahrbuch 
fÃr Geologie und PalÃontologie, Abhandlungen, 239: 77-99.

Abstract: We herein describe the biggest theropod tooth hitherto found in 
Spain. The tooth (IPS-G1) comes from the Villar del Arzobispo Formation (Upper 
Tithonian-Middle Berriasian) in the Galve Sub-basin. The specimen is a nearly 
complete maxillary tooth with a FABL of 34 mm and DSDI = 1. Considering its 
geological age and the crown morphology (including the size), it is most likely 
that the tooth belongs to an allosauroid. This clade of theropods was present 
in the Late Jurassic of Portugal and the Early Cretaceous (Berriasian and 
Barremian) of England. The tooth represents the first allosaurid from Spain, 
and the biggest theropod from the European Berriasian.

A pdf of that paper is available at: 
http://www.aragosaurus.com/contenido/public/todos.php?_pagi_pg=7

Best wishes,

Michael

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