The first record of dinosaurs in the Dalmatian part (Croatia) of the Adriatic-Dinaric carbonate platform (ADCP) |
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| Authors: | Aleksandar Mezga Christian A Meyer Blanka Cvetko Te&#x;ovi&#x; Zlatan Bajraktarevi&#x; Ivan Gu&#x;i&#x; |
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| Institution: | aDepartment of Geology and Paleontology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia;bNatural History Museum Basel, Augustinergasse 2, CH 4001 Basel, Switzerland |
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| Abstract: | The first discovery of dinosaur footprints on the Dalmatian part of the Adriatic-Dinaric carbonate platform (ADCP) is reported. They constitute the geologically youngest record of footprints on the ADCP. The trackbearing layer was formed in the intertidal environment and represents the final stage of a shallowing-upward cycle. Just below it, a heavy dinoturbated limestone layer can be observed. Microfacies analysis, incorporating evidence from benthic foraminifera and algae, indicates a Late Turonian–Early Coniacian age. The overall morphology and size of the footprints points to sauropod dinosaurs; they represent the largest forms recorded so far on the ADCP. This hints at a prolonged sauropod presence on the platform and to its Late Cretaceous connection to the continent rather than isolation. |
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| Keywords: | Adriatic-Dinaric Carbonate Platform (ADCP) Dalmatia (Croatia) Dinosaur footprints Sauropods Upper Turonian– Lower Coniacian Palaeogeography |
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