Theropod tridactyl tracks across the Triassic–Jurassic boundary in southern Africa: implications for pedal morphology evolution

M Abrahams, EM Bordy, F Knoll… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The end-Triassic mass extinction events mark a pivotal period in archosaur history, and
have been proposed to contribute to the rise and dominance of dinosaurs throughout the …

The oldest fossil bird-like footprints from the upper Triassic of southern Africa

M Abrahams, EM Bordy - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Footprint morphology reflects the anatomy of the trackmaker's foot and is direct evidence for
the animal's behaviour. Consequently, fossil tracks can be used to infer ancient diversity …

Selected Karoo geoheritage sites of palaeontological significance in South Africa and Lesotho

EM Bordy, RMH Smith, JN Choiniere… - Geological Society …, 2024 - lyellcollection.org
Abstract The main Karoo Basin of South Africa and Lesotho preserves c. 120 myr of Earth's
history. The sedimentary rocks of its Karoo Supergroup record massive environmental …

Hidden for one hundred years: a diverse theropod ichnoassemblage and cross-sectional tracks from the historic Early Jurassic Tsikoane ichnosite (Clarens Formation …

M Abrahams, EM Bordy, F Knoll - Historical Biology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The upper Stormberg Group of Lesotho has an abundant and diverse
ichnological record that dates to the Early Jurassic. Herein, we re-evaluate a known …

Dinoturbation in Upper Jurassic siliciclastic levels at Cabo Mondego (Lusitanian Basin, Portugal): evidences in a fluvial-dominated deltaic succession

I de Souza Carvalho, PP Cunha, SMD Figueiredo - Palaeoworld, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract At Cabo Mondego (western central Portugal), the Upper Jurassic marine to coastal
succession contains several stratigraphic levels preserving dinosaur footprints on the …

Riches of the Roma valley: theropod and ornithischian tracks from the Early Jurassic southern Africa

M Abrahams, A Rampersadh, L Mpangala - Historical Biology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Upper Triassic–Lower Jurassic Stormberg Group, main Karoo Basin, is
notably rich in diverse dinosaur trace fossils, particularly in the Roma Valley of western …

Reviving Kalosauropus, an Early Jurassic sauropodomorph track from southern Africa (Lesotho)

R Mukaddam, EM Bordy, MG Lockley… - Historical …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Kalosauropus, the 'beautiful reptile track', was collected from the Sinemurian–Pliensbachian
lower Clarens Formation (upper Stormberg Group) in Lesotho in the 1950s. It was formally …

Karoo lava-fed deltas and a petrified forest from the Lower Jurassic of southern Gondwana

EM Bordy, HV Head - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Palaeoenvironmental changes during continental flood basalt volcanism in large igneous
provinces are increasingly linked to global environmental perturbations. Whilst the geology …

Relaunching the TY tracksite: tridactyl dinosaur footprints from the Lower Jurassic of southern Africa

JN Lallensack, EM Bordy, MG Lockley… - Historical Biology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Comprising more than 350 dinosaur footprints and at least 38 trackways, the TY tracksite
described herein is located close to the border of NW Lesotho, near Teyateyaneng (TY), and …

Darting towards Storm Shelter: A minute dinosaur trackway from southern Africa

EM Bordy - South African Journal of Science, 2021 - scielo.org.za
Theropod dinosaurs are considered the main terrestrial carnivores in the Jurassic and
Cretaceous. Their rise to dominance has been linked to, among others, body size changes …