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Manus-only sauropod tracks in the Uhangri Formation (upper Cretaceous), Korea and their Paleobiological implications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2015

Yuong-Nam Lee  and
Min Huh
Yuong-Nam Lee
Affiliation:
Geology Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Daejeon 305-350, South Korea,
Min Huh
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Chonnam National University, Kwangju 500-757, South Korea,
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Abstract

One hundred and five sauropod tracks were excavated from black shale of the Uhangri Formation (upper Cretaceous), Haenam County, South Chulla Province, Korea. The tracks are true manus prints (not undertracks) and were made by sauropod dinosaurs while swimming.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 76 , Issue 3 , May 2002 , pp. 558 - 564
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society

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