First nonavian dinosaur from Lebanon: a brachiosaurid sauropod from the Lower Cretaceous of the Jezzine District (original) (raw)

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Two sauropod teeth from an Early Cretaceous (Neocomian) fluviodeltaic sandstone near Jezzine (Southern Lebanon) are the first nonavian dinosaur remains to be reported from Lebanon. Their distinctive character places them within Brachiosauridae. The sauropod teeth from Lebanon are a significant addition to the very scanty dinosaur record from the Levant, which hitherto consisted mainly of very poorly preserved and not easily identifiable specimens. The Basal Cretaceous Sandstone of Lebanon, thus, appears to be a potentially important source of fossil vertebrate material.

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1. CNRS (UMR 5125), 16 cour du Liégat, Paris, 75013, France
   Eric Buffetaut
2. Faculty of Science II, Natural Sciences Department, Lebanese University, Fanar, P.O. Box 26110217, Fanar-Matn, Lebanon
   Dany Azar
3. Laboratoire d’Entomologie and CNRS UMR 8569, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 45 Rue Buffon, Paris, 75005, France
   André Nel
4. Pfizer-Lebanon, Amine Gemayel Street, Awkar, P.O. Box 90-674, Jdeideh, Lebanon
   Kamil Ziadé
5. The Lakes Apartments, 5666 East Hampton Street, Apartment 135, Tucson, AZ 85712, USA
   Aftim Acra

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Buffetaut, E., Azar, D., Nel, A. et al. First nonavian dinosaur from Lebanon: a brachiosaurid sauropod from the Lower Cretaceous of the Jezzine District.Naturwissenschaften 93, 440–443 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-006-0124-z

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• Received: 17 November 2005
• Accepted: 09 April 2006
• Published: 03 May 2006
• Issue Date: September 2006
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-006-0124-z

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