Re: Ornithopod Gastroliths?

[Oliver Wings <wings@uni-bonn.de>]

Steve Brusatte wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 17 Oct 2000 14:09:11
>  Dino Guy and a Lady wrote:
> >A paper on the Portuguese allosauroid _Lourinhanasaurus_, which can be read 
> >at:
> >
> >> http://homepage.altavista.com/lourinhanosaurus/la_index.html
> >
> >, mentions not only the gastroliths found associated with this theropod, but 
> >also mentions prior reports of gastroliths associated with a number of other 
> >types of
> >animals (not detailed in this report).  Among these is the mention of 
> >ornithopod gastroliths.  What ornithopod was found with gastroliths?  Does 
> >anyone have further
> >information on this?
> 
> I don't recall the exact species, but I believe the specimens in question are 
> from the Ulansuhai Formation in China (Upper Cretaceous).  I also believe 
> that a mass of gastroliths were found in the ribcages of several specimens, 
> indicating that the individuals were likely herbivorous.

These were theropod finds. Mike sent already the Kobayashi et al.
reference.

Oliver
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