Opalized archosaur remains from the Bulldog Shale (Aptian: Lower Cretaceous) of South Australia

Journal article

Terrestrial reptile remains are very rare in the Lower Cretaceous of South Australia, but include the holotype of the small theropod Kakuru. Here, we review this taxon and other archosaur specimens collected from the Bulldog Shale (Aptian) of Andamooka and Coober Pedy. Kakuru possesses no unique characters or character state combinations and is regarded as a nomen dubium, representing an indeterminate tetanuran theropod. Two other specimens (a left metatarsal and astragalus) can be referred to Dinosauria, but the identity of several other specimens (phalanges and a centrum) can only be resolved to the level of an indeterminate archosaur. © 2010 Association of Australasian Palaeontologists.

Authors: Barrett, P; Kear, B; Benson, R

• Journal: Alcheringa
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 293-301
• Publication date: 2010-01-01
• DOI: 10.1080/03115511003664440
• EISSN: 1752-0754
• ISSN: 0311-5518
• Language: English
• Keywords: Early Cretaceous; Archosauria; Dinosauria; Bulldog Shale; South Australia; Crocodylia