Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems (Life of the Past)

Bernissart and the iguanodons : historical perspective and new investigations / Pascal Godefroit, Johan Yans, and Pierre Bultynck -- The attempted theft of dinosaur skeletons during the German occupation of Belgium (1914-1918) and some other cases of looting cultural possessions of natural history / Christoph Roolf -- A short introduction to the geology of the Mons Basin and the Iguanodon Sinkhole, Belgium / Jean-Marc Baele ... [et al.] -- 3D modeling of the Paleozoic top surface in the Bernissart area and integration of data from boreholes drilled in the Iguanodon Sinkhole / Thierry Martin ... [et al.] -- The karstic phenomenon of the Iguanodon Sinkhole and the geomorphological situation of the Mons Basin during the early Cretaceous / Yves Quinif and Luciane Licour -- Geodynamic and tectonic context of early Cretaceous Iguanodon-bearing deposits in the Mons Basin / Sara Vandycke and Paul Spagna -- Biostratigraphy of the Cretaceous sediments overlying the Wealden facies in the Iguanodon Sinkhole at Bernissart / Johan Yans, Francis Robaszynski, and Edwige Masure -- On the age of the Bernissart iguanodons / Johan Yans, Jean Dejax, and Johann Schnyder -- The paleoenvironment of the Bernissart iguanodons : sedimentological analysis of the Lower Cretaceous Wealden facies in the Bernissart area / Paul Spagna ... [et al.] -- Mesofossil plant remains from the Barremian of Hautrage (Mons Basin, Belgium), with taphonomy, paleoecology, and paleoenvironment insights / Bernard Gomez ... [et al.] -- Diagenesis of the fossil bones of Iguanodon bernissartensis from the Iguanodon Sinkhole / Thierry Leduc -- Histological assessment of vertebrate remains in the 2003 Bernissart drill / Armand de Ricqlès, Pascal Godefroit, and Johan Yans -- Early Cretaceous dinosaur remains from Baudour (Belgium) / Pascal Godefroit ... [et al.] -- Geological model and cyclic mass mortality scenarios for the Lower Cretaceous Bernissart Iguanodon bonebeds / Jean-Marc Baele ... [et al.] -- Iguanodontian taxa (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Lower Cretaceous of England and Belgium / David B. Norman -- The brain of Iguanodon and Mantellisaurus : perspectives on ornithopod evolution / Pascaline Lauters ... [et al.] -- Hypsilophodon foxii and other smaller bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous of southern England / Peter M. Galton -- The African cousins of the European iguanodontids / Philippe Taquet -- Anatomy and relationships of Bolong yixianensis, an early Cretaceous iguanodontoid dinosaur from western Liaoning, China / Wu Wenhao and Pascal Godefroit -- A new basal hadrosauroid dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Kazakhstan / Pascal Godefroit ... [et al.] -- Dinosaur remains from the "Sables verts" (early Cretaceous, Albian) of the eastern Paris Basin / Eric Buffetaut and Laetitia Nori -- Dinosaur faunas from the early Cretaceous (Valanginian-Albian) of Spain / Xabier Pereda-Suberbiola ... [et al.] -- New early Cretaceous multituberculate mammals from the Iberian Peninsula / Ainara Badiola, José Ignacio Canudo, and Gloria Cuenca-Bescós -- Danish dinosaurs : a review / Niels Bonde -- The age of Lycoptera beds (Jehol biota) in Transbaikalia (Russia) and correlation with Mongolia and China / Evgenia V. Bugdaeva and Valentina S. Markevich -- A new basal ornithomimosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the early Cretaceous Yixian Formation, northeast China / Jin Liyong, Chen Jun, and Pascal Godefroit -- Australia's polar early Cretaceous dinosaurs / Thomas H. Rich and Patricia Vickers-Rich -- Assessment of the potential for a Jehol biota-like Cretaceous polar fossil assemblage in Victoria, Australia / Thomas H. Rich, Li Xiao-Bo, and Patricia Vickers-Rich -- Freshwater hybodont sharks in early Cretaceous ecosystems : a review / Gilles Cuny -- The late Cretaceous continental vertebrate fauna from Iharkút (western Hungary) : a review / Attila Ősi ... [et al.] -- First discovery of Maastrichtian (latest Cretaceous) terrestrial vertebrates in Rusca Montană Basin (Romania) / Vlad A. Codrea, Pascal Godefroit, and Thierry Smith -- First late Maastrichtian (latest Cretaceous) vertebrate assemblage from Provence (Vitrolles-la-Plaine, southern France) / Xavier Valentin ... [et al.] -- Reassessment of the posterior brain region in multituberculate mammals / Emmanuel Gilissen and Thierry Smith In 1878, The First Complete Dinosaur Skeleton Was Discovered In A Coal Mine In Bernissart, Belgium. Iguanodon, First Described By Gideon Mantell On The Basis Of Fragments Discovered In England In 1824, Was Initially Reconstructed As An Iguana-like Reptile Or A Heavily Built, Horned Quadruped. However, The Bernissart Skeleton Changed All That. The Animal Was Displayed In An Upright Posture Similar To A Kangaroo, And Later With Its Tail Off The Ground Like The Dinosaur We Know Of Today. Focusing On The Bernissant Discoveries, This Book Presents The Latest Research On Iguanodon And Other Denizens. Bernissart And The Iguanodons : Historical Perspective And New Investigations / Pascal Godefroit, Johan Yans, And Pierre Bultynck -- The Attempted Theft Of Dinosaur Skeletons During The German Occupation Of Belgium (1914-1918) And Some Other Cases Of Looting Cultural Possessions Of Natural History / Christoph Roolf -- A Short Introduction To The Geology Of The Mons Basin And The Iguanodon Sinkhole, Belgium / Jean-marc Baele [and Others] -- 3d Modeling Of The Paleozoic Top Surface In The Bernissart Area And Integration Of Data From Boreholes Drilled In The Iguanodon Sinkhole / Thierry Martin [and Others] -- The Karstic Phenomenon Of The Iguanodon Sinkhole And The Geomorphological Situation Of The Mons Basin During The Early Cretaceous / Yves Quinif And Luciane Licour -- Geodynamic And Tectonic Context Of Early Cretaceous Iguanodon-bearing Deposits In The Mons Basin / Sara Vandycke And Paul Spagna --^ Biostratigraphy Of The Cretaceous Sediments Overlying The Wealden Facies In The Iguanodon Sinkhole At Bernissart / Johan Yans, Francis Robaszynski, And Edwige Masure -- On The Age Of The Bernissart Iguanodons / Johan Yans, Jean Dejax, And Johann Schnyder -- The Paleoenvironment Of The Bernissart Iguanodons : Sedimentological Analysis Of The Lower Cretaceous Wealden Facies In The Bernissart Area / Paul Spagna [and Others] -- Mesofossil Plant Remains From The Barremian Of Hautrage (mons Basin, Belgium), With Taphonomy, Paleoecology, And Paleoenvironment Insights / Bernard Gomez [and Others] -- Diagenesis Of The Fossil Bones Of Iguanodon Bernissartensis From The Iguanodon Sinkhole / Thierry Leduc -- Histological Assessment Of Vertebrate Remains In The 2003 Bernissart Drill / Armand De Ricqlès, Pascal Godefroit, And Johan Yans -- Early Cretaceous Dinosaur Remains From Baudour (belgium) / Pascal Godefroit [and Others] --^ Geological Model And Cyclic Mass Mortality Scenarios For The Lower Cretaceous Bernissart Iguanodon Bonebeds / Jean-marc Baele [and Others] -- Iguanodontian Taxa (dinosauria: Ornithischia) From The Lower Cretaceous Of England And Belgium / David B. Norman -- The Brain Of Iguanodon And Mantellisaurus : Perspectives On Ornithopod Evolution / Pascaline Lauters [and Others] -- Hypsilophodon Foxii And Other Smaller Bipedal Ornithischian Dinosaurs From The Lower Cretaceous Of Southern England / Peter M. Galton -- The African Cousins Of The European Iguanodontids / Philippe Taquet -- Anatomy And Relationships Of Bolong Yixianensis, An Early Cretaceous Iguanodontoid Dinosaur From Western Liaoning, China / Wu Wenhao And Pascal Godefroit -- A New Basal Hadrosauroid Dinosaur From The Upper Cretaceous Of Kazakhstan / Pascal Godefroit [and Others] -- Dinosaur Remains From The Sables Verts (early Cretaceous, Albian) Of The Eastern Paris Basin / Eric Buffetaut And Laetitia Nori --^ Dinosaur Faunas From The Early Cretaceous (valanginian-albian) Of Spain / Xabier Pereda-suberbiola [and Others] -- New Early Cretaceous Multituberculate Mammals From The Iberian Peninsula / Ainara Badiola, José Ignacio Canudo, And Gloria Cuenca-bescós -- Danish Dinosaurs : A Review / Niels Bonde -- The Age Of Lycoptera Beds (jehol Biota) In Transbaikalia (russia) And Correlation With Mongolia And China / Evgenia V. Bugdaeva And Valentina S. Markevich -- A New Basal Ornithomimosaur (dinosauria: Theropoda) From The Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation, Northeast China / Jin Liyong, Chen Jun, And Pascal Godefroit -- Australia's Polar Early Cretaceous Dinosaurs / Thomas H. Rich And Patricia Vickers-rich -- Assessment Of The Potential For A Jehol Biota-like Cretaceous Polar Fossil Assemblage In Victoria, Australia / Thomas H. Rich, Li Xiao-bo, And Patricia Vickers-rich -- Freshwater Hybodont Sharks In Early Cretaceous Ecosystems : A Review / Gilles Cuny --^ The Late Cretaceous Continental Vertebrate Fauna From Iharkút (western Hungary) : A Review / Attila Ősi [and Others] -- First Discovery Of Maastrichtian (latest Cretaceous) Terrestrial Vertebrates In Rusca Montană Basin (romania) / Vlad A. Codrea, Pascal Godefroit, And Thierry Smith -- First Late Maastrichtian (latest Cretaceous) Vertebrate Assemblage From Provence (vitrolles-la-plaine, Southern France) / Xavier Valentin [and Others] -- Reassessment Of The Posterior Brain Region In Multituberculate Mammals / Emmanuel Gilissen And Thierry Smith. Edited By Pascal Godefroit. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Bernissart Dinosaurs and early Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystems......Page 1 Contents......Page 9 Contributors......Page 11 Preface......Page 13 Acknowledgments......Page 15 New Investigations into the Iguanodon Sinkhole at Bernissart and Other Early Cretaceous Localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium)......Page 17 Bernissart and the Iguanodons: Historical Perspective and New Investigations......Page 19 Looting Cultural Possessions of Natural History......Page 37 A Short Introduction to the Geology of the Mons Basin and the Iguanodon Sinkhole, Belgium......Page 51 3D Modeling of the Paleozoic Top Surface in the Bernissart Area and Integration of Data from Boreholes Drilled in the Iguanodon Sinkhole......Page 59 The Karstic Phenomenon of the Iguanodon Sinkhole and the Geomorphological Situation of the Mons Basin during the Early Cretaceous......Page 67 Geodynamic and Tectonic Context of Early Cretaceous Iguanodon- Bearing Deposits in the Mons Basin......Page 79 Biostratigraphy of the Cretaceous Sediments Overlying the Wealden Facies in the Iguanodon Sinkhole at Bernissart......Page 85 On the Age of the Bernissart Iguanodons......Page 95 Facies in the Bernissart Area......Page 103 Mesofossil Plant Remains from the Barremian of Hautrage (Mons Basin, Belgium), with Taphonomy, Paleoecology, and Paleoenvironment Insights......Page 113 Diagenesis of the Fossil Bones of Iguanodon bernissartensis from the Iguanodon Sinkhole......Page 129 Histological Assessment of Vertebrate Remains in the 2003 Bernissart Drill......Page 153 Early Cretaceous Dinosaur Remains from Baudour (Belgium)......Page 163 Geological Model and Cyclic Mass Mortality Scenarios for the Lower Cretaceous Bernissart Iguanodon Bonebeds......Page 171 The Bernissart Iguanodons and Their Kin......Page 189 Iguanodontian Taxa (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Lower Cretaceous of England and Belgium......Page 191 The Brain of Iguanodon and Mantellisaurus: Perspectives on Ornithopod Evolution......Page 229 and Other Smaller Bipedal Ornithischian Dinosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous of Southern England......Page 241 The African Cousins of the European Iguanodontids......Page 299 Anatomy and Relationships of Bolong yixianensis, an Early Cretaceous Iguanodontoid Dinosaur from Western Liaoning, China......Page 309 A New Basal Hadrosauroid Dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Kazakhstan......Page 351 Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems In and Outside Europe......Page 377 Dinosaur Remains from the “Sables Verts” (Early Cretaceous, Albian) of the Eastern Paris Basin......Page 379 Dinosaur Faunas from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian–Albian) of Spain......Page 395 New Early Cretaceous Multituberculate Mammals from the Iberian Peninsula......Page 425 Danish Dinosaurs: A Review......Page 451 The Age of Lycoptera Beds (Jehol Biota) in Transbaikalia (Russia) and Correlation with Mongolia and China......Page 469 A New Basal Ornithomimosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation, Northeast China......Page 483 Australia’s Polar Early Cretaceous Dinosaurs......Page 505 Assessment of the Potential for a Jehol Biota–like Cretaceous Polar Fossil Assemblage in Victoria, Australia......Page 521 Freshwater Hybodont Sharks in Early Cretaceous Ecosystems: A Review......Page 535 Cretaceous Vertebrate Faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodons......Page 547 The Late Cretaceous Continental Vertebrate Fauna from Iharkút (Western Hungary): A Review......Page 549 First Discovery of Maastrichtian (Latest Cretaceous) Terrestrial Vertebrates in Rusca Montana Basin (Romania)......Page 587 First Late Maastrichtian (Latest Cretaceous) Vertebrate Assemblage from Provence (Vitrolles-la-Plaine, Southern France)......Page 599 Reassessment of the Posterior Brain Region in Multituberculate Mammals......Page 615 Index......Page 631

In 1878, the first complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered in a coal mine in Bernissart, Belgium. Iguanodon, first described by Gideon Mantell on the basis of fragments discovered in England in 1824, was initially reconstructed as an iguana-like reptile or a heavily built, horned quadruped. However, the Bernissart skeleton changed all that. The animal was displayed in an upright posture similar to a kangaroo, and later with its tail off the ground like the dinosaur we know of today. Focusing on the Bernissant discoveries, this book presents the latest research on Iguanodon and other denizens of the Cretaceous ecosystems of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Pascal Godefroit and contributors consider the Bernissart locality itself and the new research programs that are underway there. The book also presents a systematic revision of Iguanodon; new material from Spain, Romania, China, and Kazakhstan; studies of other Early Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystems; and examinations of Cretaceous vertebrate faunas.

The first complete dinosaur skeleton, that of an Iguanodon, was discovered in a coal mine in Bernissart in 1878. This book examines the Bernissart locality, the methodology of the excavation, and the genus Iguanodon