Early‐diverging Titanosauriform (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) Teeth from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Southeastern Inner Mongolia, Northeast China

Three eusauropod teeth (SDUST‐V1064, PMOL‐AD00176, PMOL‐ADt0005) are reported from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Ningcheng, southeastern Inner Mongolia, China. Two of them (SDUST‐V1064, PMOL‐AD00176) are assigned to early‐diverging titanosauriforms in having slightly mesiodistal expansion...

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Published in:Acta geologica Sinica (Beijing) 2024-04, Vol.98 (2), p.303-310
Main Authors: ZHANG, Honggang, YIN, Yalei, PEI, Rui, ZHOU, Changfu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computed tomography
Cretaceous
Dental enamel
Lower Cretaceous
Ningcheng
Teeth
Titanosauriformes
Yixian Formation
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Summary:Three eusauropod teeth (SDUST‐V1064, PMOL‐AD00176, PMOL‐ADt0005) are reported from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Ningcheng, southeastern Inner Mongolia, China. Two of them (SDUST‐V1064, PMOL‐AD00176) are assigned to early‐diverging titanosauriforms in having slightly mesiodistal expansion at the base of the tooth crown, a slenderness index value >2.0 and
ISSN:1000-9515
1755-6724
DOI:10.1111/1755-6724.15169