Komlosaurus carbonis
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In the Hettangian
/Sinemurian
deposits of the Komló
area (Mecsek Mountain, Hungary), footprints of Jurassic
dinosaurs assigned to the ichnospecies Komlosaurus carbonis are more or less the only published palaeontological data of this region. In this upper part of the middle coal seam set dinosaur footprints were found. The footprints, which form tracks, occur in several levels on bedding planes of fine-grained sediments. GNI TDWG The biggest occurrence of fossils are at the Karolina and Vasas strip mines in the Mecsek Mountain nearby Pécs
. Footprints collection of Komlosaurus can be looked at the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary or few specimen in the Local History Museum of Komló, Komló, Hungary.
Hettangian
The Hettangian is the earliest age or lowest stage of the Jurassic period of the geologic timescale. It spans the time between 199.6 ± 0.6 Ma and 196.5 ± 1 Ma . The Hettangian follows the Rhaetian and is followed by the Sinemurian.In Europe stratigraphy the Hettangian is a part of the time span in...
/Sinemurian
Sinemurian
In the geologic timescale, the Sinemurian is an age or stage in the Early or Lower Jurassic epoch or series. It spans the time between 196.5 ± 2 Ma and 189.6 ± 1.5 Ma...
deposits of the Komló
Komló
Komló is a town in Baranya county, Hungary. The name of the settlement is derived from the local crop of hops , an ingredient of beer. By the 18th century a depiction of this plant running up a support already featured on the herald of the town....
area (Mecsek Mountain, Hungary), footprints of Jurassic
Jurassic
The Jurassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about Mya to Mya, that is, from the end of the Triassic to the beginning of the Cretaceous. The Jurassic constitutes the middle period of the Mesozoic era, also known as the age of reptiles. The start of the period is marked by...
dinosaurs assigned to the ichnospecies Komlosaurus carbonis are more or less the only published palaeontological data of this region. In this upper part of the middle coal seam set dinosaur footprints were found. The footprints, which form tracks, occur in several levels on bedding planes of fine-grained sediments. GNI TDWG The biggest occurrence of fossils are at the Karolina and Vasas strip mines in the Mecsek Mountain nearby Pécs
Pécs
Pécs is the fifth largest city of Hungary, located on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the south-west of the country, close to its border with Croatia. It is the administrative and economical centre of Baranya county...
. Footprints collection of Komlosaurus can be looked at the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary or few specimen in the Local History Museum of Komló, Komló, Hungary.
External links
- http://index.hu/tudomany/dino070406/
- http://www.caboodle.hu/nc/news/news_archive/single_page/article/11/prehistoric/?cHash=addc191954
- http://www.discussfossils.com/