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RESEARCH _Dinosaur tracksites - overview |
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| RESEARCH main page Vertebrate and invertebrate palaeontology Dinosaur tracksites - overview - The Courtedoux—Sur Combe Ronde tracksite - The Chevenez—Combe Ronde tracksite - The Courtedoux—Tchâfouè tacksite - The Courtedoux—Béchat-Bovais tracksite Valorization of the palaeontological heritage |
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The tracksites of the Ajoie district
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| So far, six dinosaur tracksites have been discovered on the future course of the Transjurane highway on a plateau between Courtedoux and Chevenez (Ajoie district, Canton Jura), and also in the La Combe quarry near Chevenez (Fig. 1). | ||
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Fig. 1: Location of the tracksites along the future Transjurane highway. From north to south |
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| They are located between the Banné Member and the Marnes à virgula at three time intervals each with biolaminites (named lower, intermediate, and upper levels) each with several levels bearing dinosaur footprints. | ||
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Fig. 2: Stratigraphical setting of the Kimmeridgian between the Banné Member and the Marnes à virgula. Three time intervals each with several levels bearing dinosaur footprints have been identified so far. Ammonites precisely pinpoint the section within the Kimmeridgian (from Marty et al., 2007). © Palaeontology A16. |
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| Totally, over 4200 dinosaur footprints and over 280 trackways have been excavated and documented so far (Table 1). | ||
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<<--Table 1 – PDF 64 KB | |
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On the tracksites of the Transjurane highway, considerably large surfaces remain to be excavated over the next few years. To date, four sites have (partially) been excavated, and the first results are briefly summarized here: |
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| RESEARCH main page Vertebrate and invertebrate palaeontology Dinosaur tracksites - overview - The Courtedoux—Sur Combe Ronde tracksite - The Chevenez—Combe Ronde tracksite - The Courtedoux—Tchâfouè tacksite - The Courtedoux—Béchat-Bovais tracksite Valorization of the palaeontological heritage |
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