A fossil feather from the Upper Cretaceous of Kras (Slovenia) |
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Authors: | Eric Buffetaut Bogdan Jurkovek Tea Kolar-Jurkovek |
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Affiliation: | a CNRS, 16 cour du Liégat, 75013 , Paris, France;b Geological Survey of Slovenia, Dimieva 14, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia |
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Abstract: | A fossil feather preserved as a carbonised trace is described from the Tomaj Limestone at Kri, in the Kras region of southwestern Slovenia. The Tomaj Limestone is a platy and laminated limestone with cherts, which occurs within a well-bedded rudist limestone of the Santonian–Campanian Lipica Formation. It was deposited in a lagoon environment and has yielded a diverse fossil assemblage. Whether this feather belonged to a bird or to a dinosaur is unclear, but it is an addition to the scanty record of Late Cretaceous feathers, from a palaeobiogeographically interesting area. |
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Keywords: | Feather Aves Late Cretaceous Karst SloveniaPlume Aves Cré tacé supé rieur Karst Slové nie |
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