The Sauropod Dinosaur Trackways from Tanah Merah, Kelantan, Malaysia

A newly discovered giant Sauropod trackways from Bukit Panau Hill, Tanah Merah District in Kelantan reveals that northern Kelantan was inhabited by dinosaur 65 to 144 million years ago probably in the Cretaceous period. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the discovery of the first Sauropod fo...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2020-08, Vol.549 (1), p.12022
Main Authors: Achmad Bahar, Arham Muchtar, Sulaiman, Mohd Syakir, Martosuwito, Surono, Hartono, Udi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cretaceous
Dinosaurs
Fossils
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Summary:A newly discovered giant Sauropod trackways from Bukit Panau Hill, Tanah Merah District in Kelantan reveals that northern Kelantan was inhabited by dinosaur 65 to 144 million years ago probably in the Cretaceous period. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the discovery of the first Sauropod fossil in Malaysia and is also a preliminary study of the existence of Sauropod in Malaysia in particular. At least 7 tracks averagely 66 cm in wide and 72 cm in length are within the size range of large cretaceous sauropods such suggests an animal reaching a length of 22 meter long and 9 meters high, with weight estimated 30 to 40 metric tons.
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/549/1/012022