Fast-running theropods tracks from the Early Cretaceous of La Rioja, Spain

Autores
Navarro Lorbés, Pablo; Ruiz, Javier; Díaz Martínez, Ignacio; Isasmendi, Erik; Sáez Benito, Patxi; Viera, Luis; Pereda Suberbiola, Xabier; Torices, Angélica
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2021
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Theropod behaviour and biodynamics are intriguing questions that paleontology has been trying to resolve for a long time. The lack of extant groups with similar bipedalism has made it hard to answer some of the questions on the matter, yet theoretical biomechanical models have shed some light on the question of how fast theropods could run and what kind of movement they showed. The study of dinosaur tracks can help answer some of these questions due to the very nature of tracks as a product of the interaction of these animals with the environment. Two trackways belonging to fast-running theropods from the Lower Cretaceous Enciso Group of Igea (La Rioja) are presented here and compared with other fast-running theropod trackways published to date. The Lower Cretaceous Iberian fossil record and some features present in these footprints and trackways suggest a basal tetanuran, probably a carcharodontosaurid or spinosaurid, as a plausible trackmaker. Speed analysis shows that these trackways, with speed ranges of 6.5–10.3 and 8.8–12.4 ms−1, testify to some of the top speeds ever calculated for theropod tracks, shedding light on the question of dinosaur biodynamics and how these animals moved.
Fil: Navarro Lorbés, Pablo. Universidad Nacional de La Rioja; Argentina
Fil: Ruiz, Javier. Universidad Complutense de Madrid; España
Fil: Díaz Martínez, Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología; Argentina
Fil: Isasmendi, Erik. Universidad del País Vasco; España
Fil: Sáez Benito, Patxi. Centro de Interpretación Paleontológica de la Rioja; España
Fil: Viera, Luis. Centro de Interpretación Paleontológica de la Rioja; España
Fil: Pereda Suberbiola, Xabier. Universidad del País Vasco; España
Fil: Torices, Angélica. Universidad Nacional de La Rioja; Argentina
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Running trackway
Theropod
Lower Cretaceous
Cameros Basin
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spelling Fast-running theropods tracks from the Early Cretaceous of La Rioja, SpainNavarro Lorbés, PabloRuiz, JavierDíaz Martínez, IgnacioIsasmendi, ErikSáez Benito, PatxiViera, LuisPereda Suberbiola, XabierTorices, AngélicaRunning trackwayTheropodLower CretaceousCameros Basinhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Theropod behaviour and biodynamics are intriguing questions that paleontology has been trying to resolve for a long time. The lack of extant groups with similar bipedalism has made it hard to answer some of the questions on the matter, yet theoretical biomechanical models have shed some light on the question of how fast theropods could run and what kind of movement they showed. The study of dinosaur tracks can help answer some of these questions due to the very nature of tracks as a product of the interaction of these animals with the environment. Two trackways belonging to fast-running theropods from the Lower Cretaceous Enciso Group of Igea (La Rioja) are presented here and compared with other fast-running theropod trackways published to date. The Lower Cretaceous Iberian fossil record and some features present in these footprints and trackways suggest a basal tetanuran, probably a carcharodontosaurid or spinosaurid, as a plausible trackmaker. Speed analysis shows that these trackways, with speed ranges of 6.5–10.3 and 8.8–12.4 ms−1, testify to some of the top speeds ever calculated for theropod tracks, shedding light on the question of dinosaur biodynamics and how these animals moved.Fil: Navarro Lorbés, Pablo. Universidad Nacional de La Rioja; ArgentinaFil: Ruiz, Javier. Universidad Complutense de Madrid; EspañaFil: Díaz Martínez, Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología; ArgentinaFil: Isasmendi, Erik. Universidad del País Vasco; EspañaFil: Sáez Benito, Patxi. Centro de Interpretación Paleontológica de la Rioja; EspañaFil: Viera, Luis. Centro de Interpretación Paleontológica de la Rioja; EspañaFil: Pereda Suberbiola, Xabier. Universidad del País Vasco; EspañaFil: Torices, Angélica. Universidad Nacional de La Rioja; ArgentinaNature Publishing Group2021-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/183804Navarro Lorbés, Pablo; Ruiz, Javier; Díaz Martínez, Ignacio; Isasmendi, Erik; Sáez Benito, Patxi; et al.; Fast-running theropods tracks from the Early Cretaceous of La Rioja, Spain; Nature Publishing Group; Scientific Reports; 11; 1; 12-2021; 1-132045-2322CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1038/s41598-021-02557-9info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-02557-9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:54:08Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/183804instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:54:08.371CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Fast-running theropods tracks from the Early Cretaceous of La Rioja, Spain
title Fast-running theropods tracks from the Early Cretaceous of La Rioja, Spain
spellingShingle Fast-running theropods tracks from the Early Cretaceous of La Rioja, Spain
Navarro Lorbés, Pablo
Running trackway
Theropod
Lower Cretaceous
Cameros Basin
title_short Fast-running theropods tracks from the Early Cretaceous of La Rioja, Spain
title_full Fast-running theropods tracks from the Early Cretaceous of La Rioja, Spain
title_fullStr Fast-running theropods tracks from the Early Cretaceous of La Rioja, Spain
title_full_unstemmed Fast-running theropods tracks from the Early Cretaceous of La Rioja, Spain
title_sort Fast-running theropods tracks from the Early Cretaceous of La Rioja, Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Navarro Lorbés, Pablo
Ruiz, Javier
Díaz Martínez, Ignacio
Isasmendi, Erik
Sáez Benito, Patxi
Viera, Luis
Pereda Suberbiola, Xabier
Torices, Angélica
author Navarro Lorbés, Pablo
author_facet Navarro Lorbés, Pablo
Ruiz, Javier
Díaz Martínez, Ignacio
Isasmendi, Erik
Sáez Benito, Patxi
Viera, Luis
Pereda Suberbiola, Xabier
Torices, Angélica
author_role author
author2 Ruiz, Javier
Díaz Martínez, Ignacio
Isasmendi, Erik
Sáez Benito, Patxi
Viera, Luis
Pereda Suberbiola, Xabier
Torices, Angélica
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Running trackway
Theropod
Lower Cretaceous
Cameros Basin
topic Running trackway
Theropod
Lower Cretaceous
Cameros Basin
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Theropod behaviour and biodynamics are intriguing questions that paleontology has been trying to resolve for a long time. The lack of extant groups with similar bipedalism has made it hard to answer some of the questions on the matter, yet theoretical biomechanical models have shed some light on the question of how fast theropods could run and what kind of movement they showed. The study of dinosaur tracks can help answer some of these questions due to the very nature of tracks as a product of the interaction of these animals with the environment. Two trackways belonging to fast-running theropods from the Lower Cretaceous Enciso Group of Igea (La Rioja) are presented here and compared with other fast-running theropod trackways published to date. The Lower Cretaceous Iberian fossil record and some features present in these footprints and trackways suggest a basal tetanuran, probably a carcharodontosaurid or spinosaurid, as a plausible trackmaker. Speed analysis shows that these trackways, with speed ranges of 6.5–10.3 and 8.8–12.4 ms−1, testify to some of the top speeds ever calculated for theropod tracks, shedding light on the question of dinosaur biodynamics and how these animals moved.
Fil: Navarro Lorbés, Pablo. Universidad Nacional de La Rioja; Argentina
Fil: Ruiz, Javier. Universidad Complutense de Madrid; España
Fil: Díaz Martínez, Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología; Argentina
Fil: Isasmendi, Erik. Universidad del País Vasco; España
Fil: Sáez Benito, Patxi. Centro de Interpretación Paleontológica de la Rioja; España
Fil: Viera, Luis. Centro de Interpretación Paleontológica de la Rioja; España
Fil: Pereda Suberbiola, Xabier. Universidad del País Vasco; España
Fil: Torices, Angélica. Universidad Nacional de La Rioja; Argentina
description Theropod behaviour and biodynamics are intriguing questions that paleontology has been trying to resolve for a long time. The lack of extant groups with similar bipedalism has made it hard to answer some of the questions on the matter, yet theoretical biomechanical models have shed some light on the question of how fast theropods could run and what kind of movement they showed. The study of dinosaur tracks can help answer some of these questions due to the very nature of tracks as a product of the interaction of these animals with the environment. Two trackways belonging to fast-running theropods from the Lower Cretaceous Enciso Group of Igea (La Rioja) are presented here and compared with other fast-running theropod trackways published to date. The Lower Cretaceous Iberian fossil record and some features present in these footprints and trackways suggest a basal tetanuran, probably a carcharodontosaurid or spinosaurid, as a plausible trackmaker. Speed analysis shows that these trackways, with speed ranges of 6.5–10.3 and 8.8–12.4 ms−1, testify to some of the top speeds ever calculated for theropod tracks, shedding light on the question of dinosaur biodynamics and how these animals moved.
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