Ornithopod and Sauropod Dinosaur Remains from the Maastrichtian Al-Khod Conglomerate, Sultanate of Oman

Authors

Ann S. Schulp, Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht, De Bosquetplein 6/7, NL6211KJ Maastricht, The Netherlands
Patrick M.O'Connor, Ohio University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, 228 Irvine Hall, Athens, OH 45701, USA
David B. Weishampel, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Center for Functional Anatomy & Evolution, 1830 E Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Abdul Razak Al Sayigh, Department of Sciences, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O.Box 36, Al-Khod 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Abdulrahman Al-Harthy, Department of Sciences, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O.Box 36, Al-Khod 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
John W.M. Jagt, Brunei Shell Petroleum, EPE/21 BSP Brunei, P.O. Box 245, NL 2501CE Den Haag, The Netherlands.
Axel F. Hartman, Brunei Shell Petroleum, EPE/21 BSP Brunei, P.O. Box 245, NL 2501CE Den Haag, The Netherlands.

Abstract

Fieldwork in the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Al-Khod Conglomerates in the Sultanate of Oman led to the discovery of a large bone fragment tentatively identified as a partial distal left humerus of a sauropod and an ornithopod dorsal vertebra. The very fragmentary state of preservation of the dorsal vertebra makes specific attribution difficult, but it shows remarkable similarities to the rhabdodontid dinosaurs Rhabdodon and Zalmoxes.

Recommended Citation

Schulp, Ann S.; M.O'Connor, Patrick; Weishampel, David B.; Al Sayigh, Abdul Razak; Al-Harthy, Abdulrahman; Jagt, John W.M.; and Hartman, Axel F. (2008) Ornithopod and Sauropod Dinosaur Remains from the Maastrichtian Al-Khod Conglomerate, Sultanate of Oman, Sultan Qaboos University Journal For Science: Vol. 13: Iss. 1, 27-32.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol13iss0pp27-32
Available at: https://squjs.squ.edu.om/squjs/vol13/iss1/6