My family tree two jura patreon4/25/2024 (including titanic ichthyosaurs), campylognathoid pterosaurs, pseudosuchians, InĪddition to saurischian dinosaurs can also be found various marine reptiles During dry times, theĬlimate was arid, only wettened by some rivers, mudholes and sabkhas. Marine incursions occurred during multiple stages. Various periods when most of Northern Switzerland was land, though various Of Frick in Aargau, which has yielded multiple almost complete skeletons of In this part we will take a look at everything that can be saidĪbout the Triassic period, when large sauropodomorphs and small theropodsįought with pseudosuchians for hegemony over Pangea.īody fossils of Swiss dinosaurs are rare, mostly incompleteĪnd restricted to the Triassic and Jurassic (unless we count birds of course). Thought it would be fun to share everything I have discovered on the way and Switzerland (replacing the old one which was outdated and rather sparse). Zürich I was tasked with designing a new vitrine for the dinosaurs of Switzerland was also a dinosaur country, even if theĮvidence is not as obvious at first glance.įor the new upcoming exhibit at the Zoological Museum of That existed in Iberia, Morrison and the Tendaguru Beds. Of taxa must have existed here at one point not too dissimilar from the faunas Has become a hotbed for fossil trackways, showing that a remarkable diversity While the record of actual body fossils may be meagre, Northern Switzerland,Įspecially the region of Jura (from which the Jurassic period derives its name) Some parts of Switzerland were dry during the Mesozoic and they were walked onīy dinosaurs. Since the 90s it has been crystal clear that Here, despite first finds dating back all the way to 1856, may have also However, the mere idea that dinosaurs are not to be expected Heritage site, but it dates to the Middle Triassic (before true dinosaurs hadĮven evolved) and thus yields us “just” protorosaurs like iconic Tanystropheus and various other marine One is the Grenzbitumenzone of Meride in Kanton Ticino, today an UNESCO world Lagerstätten, such as those of North America, are also rare. Due to the heavyĮrosion caused by the Alpine and Jura orogenies, spectacular bonebeds and More about once a paper I co-authored has passed peer-review). Switzerland was mainly ichthyosaur-country (which you will hopefully soon learn The Swiss Mesozoic record thus filled with marine or flying creatures. As dinosaurs were terrestrial animals, most of Landlocked, mountainous country) largely submerged beneath the ancient Tethys The landmass that would one day become Switzerland was (ironically for a There are both geological as well as historical reasons for this. This is especially true for Central Europe, including Scientifically described here, European countries have taken more of a backseat In contrast, even though the first ever dinosaurs were Today the news is rife with weekly spectacular finds from China, Brazil,Īrgentina or Morocco. Long time, some of the most famous dinosaurs almost all came from the USA and Some countries are well-known for their fossil finds. 1: My speculative reconstruction of Gresslyosaurus ingens.
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