Vol. 33 No. 2 (2011): Boletín de Geología
Articles

Report of dinosaur tracks in the Iguaque Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, near toChiquiza (Boyacá, Colombia)

Mario Moreno -Sánchez
Universidad de Caldas
Bio
Arley Gómez Cruz
Universidad de Caldas
Bio
Jorge Gómez Tapias
Subdirección de Geología Básica
Bio

Published 2011-12-06

How to Cite

-Sánchez, M. M., Gómez Cruz, A., & Gómez Tapias, J. (2011). Report of dinosaur tracks in the Iguaque Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, near toChiquiza (Boyacá, Colombia). Boletín De Geología, 33(2), 107–118. Retrieved from https://revistas.uis.edu.co/index.php/revistaboletindegeologia/article/view/2548

Abstract

Numerous dinosaur tracks occur in the fine-grained sandstones of the Arcabuco Formation, near Chiquiza,Boyacá (Colombia). The tracks were made by theropods, sauropods and ornithopods. Local depositional paleoenvironment was fluvial (riverbank). The age of the beds at dinosaur tracksites could be Late Jurassic or Early Cretaceous. New for Colombia, we are introducing new sites with dinosaur remains and footprints.

Keywords: Dinosaur traces, Arcabuco Formation, Jurassic, Cretaceous, Colombia

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