Re: Abelisaur & Titanosaur migratory routes

["Nicholas J. Pharris" <pharrinj@PLU.edu>]

On Tue, 23 Jan 1996, th81 wrote:

> >Alternative view...
> >1) Titanosaurs originiated in Africa (lastest Jurassic or early Cretaceous) 
> >and radiated to Europe, South America, and India via Madagascar.  The 
> >titanosaur (Alamosaurus) invaded western North America (as far north as 
> >Utah) via South America.
> 
> Titanosaurs are known from the Late Jurassic of Africa (& the Early & Late K
> of Africa, for that matter).

Refresh my memory:  Late K African titanosaurs?

> 
> >2) Abelisaurs originated in Europe and radiated to Africa then to South 
> >America and India.
> >
> The oldest known abelisaurids, Carnotaurus and the unnamed abelisaur
> recently found by Russell, are mid-K (Albian) age.

A new (old) abelisaur?  How much is known? Argentine?

> 
> Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
> Vertebrate Paleontologist

Nick Pharris
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