非洲最古老的恐龙揭示了恐龙的早期分布
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概括
此摘要是机器生成的。恐龙最早在三叠纪晚期在潘盖亚地区散落, 受到气候带的影响, 而不是大陆边界. 津巴布韦的新化石证据揭示了非洲最古老的恐龙,
科学领域
- 古生物学
- 生物地理
- 平面图学
背景情况
- 形成中生代和中生代生态系统的脊椎动物系起源于三叠纪潘盖亚.
- 特里亚斯纪晚期 (卡尔尼亚纪阶段) 从世界性动物转变为特有动物,这使得分散研究具有挑战性.
- 古度气候带,而不是大陆边界,被假设控制了三叠纪晚期的分布.
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