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EARLY MIOCENE SHOREBIRD-LIKE FOOTPRINTS FROM THE EBRO BASIN, LA RIOJA, SPAIN: PALEOECOLOGICAL AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE

2015; Society for Sedimentary Geology; Volume: 30; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2110/palo.2014.078

1938-5323

Ignacio Díaz‐Martínez, Oier Suárez-Hernando, Blanca María Martínez-García, Jaime Mendoza Hernández, Salvador García Fernández, Félix Pérez‐Lorente, Xabier Murelaga,

Avian ecology and behavior

Research Article| May 01, 2015 EARLY MIOCENE SHOREBIRD-LIKE FOOTPRINTS FROM THE EBRO BASIN, LA RIOJA, SPAIN: PALEOECOLOGICAL AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE IGNACIO DÍAZ-MARTINEZ; IGNACIO DÍAZ-MARTINEZ 1 CONICET - Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, General Roca 1242, 8332 Fisque Menuco (General Roca), Río Negro, Argentina 2 Facultad de Ciencias, Estudios Agroalimentarios e Informática, Universidad de La Rioja, Madre de Dios 51-53, 26006 Logroño, La Rioja, Spain e-mail: inaportu@hotmail.com Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar OIER SUAREZ-HERNANDO; OIER SUAREZ-HERNANDO 3 Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Departamento de Estratigrafía y Paleontología, Apartado 644, E-48080 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar BLANCA MARTÍNEZ-GARCÍA; BLANCA MARTÍNEZ-GARCÍA 3 Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Departamento de Estratigrafía y Paleontología, Apartado 644, E-48080 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar JOSÉ MARÍA HERNÁNDEZ; JOSÉ MARÍA HERNÁNDEZ 4 Fundación Cristina Enea, Paseo Duque de Mandas 66, 20012 San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar SALVADOR GARCÍA FERNÁNDEZ; SALVADOR GARCÍA FERNÁNDEZ 5 Aula Paleontológica de Cenicero, Casa de Cultura Las Monjas, 26350 Cenicero, La Rioja, Spain Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar FÉLIX PÉREZ-LORENTE; FÉLIX PÉREZ-LORENTE 2 Facultad de Ciencias, Estudios Agroalimentarios e Informática, Universidad de La Rioja, Madre de Dios 51-53, 26006 Logroño, La Rioja, Spain Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar XABIER MURELAGA XABIER MURELAGA 3 Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Departamento de Estratigrafía y Paleontología, Apartado 644, E-48080 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information IGNACIO DÍAZ-MARTINEZ 1 CONICET - Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, General Roca 1242, 8332 Fisque Menuco (General Roca), Río Negro, Argentina 2 Facultad de Ciencias, Estudios Agroalimentarios e Informática, Universidad de La Rioja, Madre de Dios 51-53, 26006 Logroño, La Rioja, Spain OIER SUAREZ-HERNANDO 3 Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Departamento de Estratigrafía y Paleontología, Apartado 644, E-48080 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain BLANCA MARTÍNEZ-GARCÍA 3 Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Departamento de Estratigrafía y Paleontología, Apartado 644, E-48080 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain JOSÉ MARÍA HERNÁNDEZ 4 Fundación Cristina Enea, Paseo Duque de Mandas 66, 20012 San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain SALVADOR GARCÍA FERNÁNDEZ 5 Aula Paleontológica de Cenicero, Casa de Cultura Las Monjas, 26350 Cenicero, La Rioja, Spain FÉLIX PÉREZ-LORENTE 2 Facultad de Ciencias, Estudios Agroalimentarios e Informática, Universidad de La Rioja, Madre de Dios 51-53, 26006 Logroño, La Rioja, Spain XABIER MURELAGA 3 Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Departamento de Estratigrafía y Paleontología, Apartado 644, E-48080 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain e-mail: inaportu@hotmail.com Publisher: SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology Received: 28 Aug 2014 Accepted: 21 Dec 2014 First Online: 14 Jul 2017 Online ISSN: 1938-5323 Print ISSN: 0883-1351 Copyright © 2015, SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) PALAIOS (2015) 30 (5): 424–431. https://doi.org/10.2110/palo.2014.078 Article history Received: 28 Aug 2014 Accepted: 21 Dec 2014 First Online: 14 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation IGNACIO DÍAZ-MARTINEZ, OIER SUAREZ-HERNANDO, BLANCA MARTÍNEZ-GARCÍA, JOSÉ MARÍA HERNÁNDEZ, SALVADOR GARCÍA FERNÁNDEZ, FÉLIX PÉREZ-LORENTE, XABIER MURELAGA; EARLY MIOCENE SHOREBIRD-LIKE FOOTPRINTS FROM THE EBRO BASIN, LA RIOJA, SPAIN: PALEOECOLOGICAL AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE. PALAIOS 2015;; 30 (5): 424–431. doi: https://doi.org/10.2110/palo.2014.078 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyPALAIOS Search Advanced Search Abstract Small shorebird-like footprints have been discovered in Cenicero (La Rioja, Spain). They are preserved in a sandstone block of the transition unit between the Nájera and Haro Formations from the Ebro Basin. This level is positioned in the Y2 local zone (MN2), of Agenian age (early Miocene). The footprints are small, tridactyl or tetradactyl, with slender and proximally unconnected digit impressions. They have phalangeal pads and claw marks, and there is no evidence of a web or metatarsal pad. The footprints are compared with other shorebird-like ichnotaxa and assigned to the Cretaceous ichnotaxon Koreanaornis isp., which is herein identified for the first time in the Cenozoic. Other shorebird-like footprints from the late Eocene to early Miocene in the Ebro Basin and the early Miocene ichnotaxa Aviadactyla media and Aviadactyla vialovi are also related to this ichnotaxon. In addition to the shorebird-like footprints, the Cenicero tracksite has invertebrate traces and sedimentary and organic structures typical of the Scoyenia ichnofacies, suggesting a mud-dominated floodplain in a central-distal alluvial fringe as the paleoenvironment. The morphology, habitat, and behavior inferred from the shorebird-like footprints in the Cenicero tracksite are similar to other fossil footprints found in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic as well as to modern shorebird tracks. This is likely due to morphological, ecological, and behavioral convergences among different avian clades from the Early Cretaceous to the present. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.