Review of the Dinosaur Remains from the Middle Jurassic of Scotland, UK

Dinosaurs are rare from the Middle Jurassic worldwide. The Isle of Skye, is the only place in Scotland thus far to have produced dinosaur remains. These remains consist mainly of footprints, but also several bones and teeth. These Bajocian and Bathonian remains represent an important collection of a...

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Published in:Geosciences (Basel) 2018-02, Vol.8 (2), p.53
Main Author: Clark, Neil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bathonian
Bearreraig
Duntulm
Kilmaluag
Lealt
sauropod
Skye
theropod
thyreophoran
Valtos
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Summary:Dinosaurs are rare from the Middle Jurassic worldwide. The Isle of Skye, is the only place in Scotland thus far to have produced dinosaur remains. These remains consist mainly of footprints, but also several bones and teeth. These Bajocian and Bathonian remains represent an important collection of a basal eusauropod, early examples of non-neosauropod and possible basal titanosauriform eusauropods, and theropod remains that may belong to an early coelurosaur and a possible megalosaurid, basal tyrannosauroid, or dromaeosaurid. The footprints from here also suggest a rich and diverse dinosaur fauna for which further better diagnosable remains are likely to be found.
ISSN:2076-3263
2076-3263
DOI:10.3390/geosciences8020053