Turtle tracks from the middle Jurassic Yaopo formation in Beijing, China

doi:10.1080/08912963.2023.2241064

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	Turtle tracks from the middle Jurassic Yaopo formation in Beijing, China
	Xing, Lida 1,2,6; Romilio, Anthony 3; Chou, Chunyong 4; Lockley, Martin G.5
	2023-08-02
发表期刊	HISTORICAL BIOLOGY
ISSN	0891-2963
页码	6
通讯作者	Xing, Lida(xinglida@gmail.com)
摘要	This study introduces new discoveries of fossil footprints from the Middle Jurassic Yaopo Formation in Beijing, China, marking the first reptile fossils that have been discovered in this formation. The two small footprints with parallel digits and drag marks suggest they were made by tetrapods moving through water. While there are similarities to crocodylian and pterosaur tracks, the evaluation suggests that turtles are the most likely trace-makers. If correct, the Yaopo Formation footprints are likely made by xinjiangchelyids, given their dominance in Asian freshwater ecosystems during the Late Jurassic and their widespread distribution in Late Jurassic China. Sichuanchelyids, Bashuchelyidae, and Hongkongochelys are less likely candidates due to their limited temporal and geographical distribution. This finding adds to the growing body of evidence on the evolution and ecology of turtles in Asia during the Late Jurassic period. These new findings offer important insights into the behaviour and spatiotemporal occurrence of these ancient reptiles and expand our understanding of their role in prehistoric aquatic ecosystems.
关键词	swim traces Yaopo formation turtle >
DOI	10.1080/08912963.2023.2241064
关键词[WOS]	SICHUAN BASIN ; JUNGGAR BASIN ; XINJIANG ; EUCRYPTODIRA ; ASSEMBLAGE ; TESTUDINES ; REVISION ; PROVINCE
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics ; Paleontology
WOS类目	Biology ; Paleontology
WOS记录号	WOS:001038089500001
出版者	TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/22788
专题	中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所
通讯作者	Xing, Lida
作者单位	1.China Univ Geosci, State Key Lab Biogeol & Environm Geol, Beijing, Peoples R China 2.China Univ Geosci, Sch Earth Sci & Resources, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.Univ Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia 4.Chengdu Univ Technol, Inst Sedimentary Geol, Chengdu, Peoples R China 5.Univ Colorado Denver, Dinosaur Trackers Res Grp, Denver, CO USA 6.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Evolutionary Systemat Vertebrates, Beijing, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Xing, Lida,Romilio, Anthony,Chou, Chunyong,et al. Turtle tracks from the middle Jurassic Yaopo formation in Beijing, China[J]. HISTORICAL BIOLOGY,2023:6.
APA	Xing, Lida,Romilio, Anthony,Chou, Chunyong,&Lockley, Martin G..(2023).Turtle tracks from the middle Jurassic Yaopo formation in Beijing, China.HISTORICAL BIOLOGY,6.
MLA	Xing, Lida,et al."Turtle tracks from the middle Jurassic Yaopo formation in Beijing, China".HISTORICAL BIOLOGY (2023):6.