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First record of fossil sauropterygians from the Upper Triassic of Southwestern Spain (Ayamonte, provincia de Huelva)

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https://doi.org/10.3989/egeol.44639.613

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This work reports the first record of a sauropterygian reptile remain from the uppermost Triassic of the westernmost part of the South Iberian Palaeomargin. The fossil bone, found in the Upper Triassic carbonate succession of Ayamonte (Huelva, Spain), corresponds to a neural arch of a sauropterygian. The carbonate succession was deposited in very shallow marine environment simultaneous with igneous activity during the Rhaetian (latest Triassic). The studied remain is isolated, disarticulated and presents fractures that evidence transport but also potential activity of scavengers. The neural arch is preserved as calcium phosphate enriched in some elements (e.g. Sr) relative to the surrounding carbonate sediment. The anatomic features do not allow a detailed taxonomic identification. This remain extends the record of sauropterygians to the westernmost end of the Tethys following the South Iberian Palaeomargin and evidences the colonization of the Algarve Basin during the extensional phase related with the progress of the rifting of Pangaea and the opening of the Tethys to the west.

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Triàsic, Rèptils fòssils, Fàcies (Geologia), Vertebrats fòssils, Ayamonte (Andalusia)

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Triassic Period, Fossil reptiles, Facies (Geology), Fossil vertebrates, Ayamonte (Andalusia)

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REOLID, Matías, et al. First record of fossil sauropterygians from the Upper Triassic of Southwestern Spain (Ayamonte, provincia de Huelva). Estudios Geológicos. 2022. Vol. 78, num. 1, pags. 1-11. ISSN 0367-0449. [consulted: 12 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/219224

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