First nonavian dinosaur from Lebanon: a brachiosaurid sauropod from the Lower Cretaceous of the Jezzine District

Eric Buffetaut (1) , Dany Azar (2) , André Nel , Kamil Ziadé , Aftim Acra

1 PEPS - PaleoEnvironnements et PaleobioSphere
2 Faculty of Science II Natural Sciences Department,

Two sauropod teeth from an Early Cretaceous (Neocomian) fluviodeltaic sandstone near Jezzine (Southern Lebanon) are the first nonavian dinosaur remains to be reported from Lebanon. Their distinctive character places them within Brachiosauridae. The sauropod teeth from Lebanon are a significant addition to the very scanty dinosaur record from the Levant, which hitherto consisted mainly of very poorly preserved and not easily identifiable specimens. The Basal Cretaceous Sandstone of Lebanon, thus, appears to be a potentially important source of fossil vertebrate material.

Domaines: Paléontologie

Eric Buffetaut, Dany Azar, André Nel, Kamil Ziadé, Aftim Acra. First nonavian dinosaur from Lebanon: a brachiosaurid sauropod from the Lower Cretaceous of the Jezzine District. The Science of Nature Naturwissenschaften, 2006, 93, pp.440-443. ⟨10.1007/s00114-006-0124-z⟩. ⟨hal-00146943⟩