TY - JOUR ID - 146600 TI - First report of Cenozoic vertebrate tracks from Kopeh Dagh geological zone, Northeast Iran JO - Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences JA - GSJ LA - en SN - 1023-7429 AU - Abbassi, Nasrollah AU - Vahidinia, Mohammad AU - Tavana, Saeid AU - Vaeznia, Pooria AD - Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran AD - Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran AD - Department of Environment, Roshtkhar Township, Khorasan Razavi, Iran Y1 - 2022 PY - 2022 VL - 32 IS - 4 SP - 163 EP - 176 KW - Vertebrate KW - Footprint KW - Neogene KW - Kopeh Dagh DO - 10.22071/gsj.2022.324206.1971 N2 - Numerous vertebrate footprints have been found in the dislocated sandstone slabs in the Mashhad city, northeast Iran. Neogene sediments of Chenaran township are supposed to be provenance of the studied slabs. Identified footprints includes artiodactyl tracks as ichnotaxa Bifidipesvelox, Lamaichnum guanicoe, Pecoripeda amalphaea, Pecoripeda isp., Carnivore tracks as Canipeda isp., and Felipeda isp., and bird tracks as Avidactyla isp., Avipeda gryponyx, Fuscinapeda texana. Among studied slabs, bird tracks are abundant. This is the first report of Cenozoic vertebrate tracks from the Kopeh Dagh geological zone. Discovery of Lamaichnum guanicoe shows Camelidae distribution in Iranian Plateau is as old as Neogene, and it is the first report of Camelidae sign from Iran. Presence of diverse footprints from Kopeh Dagh shows attenable biodiversity in the region of Iran. UR - http://www.gsjournal.ir/article_146600.html L1 - http://www.gsjournal.ir/article_146600_cd7bbca90120bf4663a0a02be6d025e4.pdf ER -