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cc-by (c) Álvarez-Parra, Sergio et al., 2021
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Dinosaur bonebed amber from an original swamp forest soil

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Dinosaur bonebeds with amber content, yet scarce, offer a superior wealth and quality of data on ancient terrestrial ecosystems. However, the preserved palaeodiversity and/or taphonomic characteristics of these exceptional localities had hitherto limited their palaeobiological potential. Here, we describe the amber from the Lower Cretaceous dinosaur bonebed of Ariño (Teruel, Spain) using a multidisciplinary approach. Amber is found in both a root layer with amber strictly in situ and a litter layer mainly composed of aerial pieces unusually rich in bioinclusions, encompassing 11 insect orders, arachnids, and a few plant and vertebrate remains, including a feather. Additional palaeontological data¿charophytes, palynomorphs, ostracods¿ are provided. Ariño arguably represents the most prolific and palaeobiologically diverse locality in which fossiliferous amber and a dinosaur bonebed have been found in association, and the only one known where the vast majority of the palaeontological assemblage suffered no or low-grade pre-burial transport. This has unlocked unprecedentedly complete and reliable palaeoecological data out of two complementary windows of preservation¿the bonebed and the amber¿from the same site.

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ÁLVAREZ-PARRA, Sergio, PÉREZ-DE LA FUENTE, Ricardo, PEÑALVER MOLLÁ, Enrique, BARRÓN, Eduardo, ALCALÁ MARTÍNEZ, Luis, PÉREZ CANO, Jordi, MARTÍN-CLOSAS, Carles, TRABELSI, Khaled, MELÉNDEZ, Nieves, LÓPEZ DEL VALLE, Rafael, LOZANO, Rafael p., PERIS CERDÁN, David, RODRIGO, Ana, SARTO I MONTEYS, Víctor, BUENO-CEBOLLADA, Carlos a., MENOR-SALVÁN, César, PHILIPPE, Marc, SÁNCHEZ GARCÍA, Alba, PEÑA-KAIRATH, Constanza, ARILLO, Antonio, ESPÍLEZ, Eduardo, MAMPEL, Luis, DELCLÒS MARTÍNEZ, Xavier. Dinosaur bonebed amber from an original swamp forest soil. _eLife_. 2021. Vol. 10, núm. e72477. [consulta: 21 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 2050-084X. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/182540]

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