Cratonaia novaolindensis gen. et sp. nov. (Unionida, Silesunionoidea) from the Aptian of Brazil (Araripe Basin), and its implications for the early evolution of freshwater mussels
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2019.104275
Abstract: Abstract The fossil-rich carbonate deposits of the Aptian Crato Formation, Araripe Basin (Brazil) are one of the main Cretaceous Konservat-Lagerstatten of Gondwana, and have come to fame globally. However, information on fossils from deposits other… read more here.
Keywords: freshwater mussels; gen nov; cratonaia novaolindensis; novaolindensis gen ... See more keywords
Short-lived “Bakevelliid-Sea” in the Aptian Romualdo Formation, Araripe Basin, northeastern Brazil
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104555
Abstract: Abstract New Aptian (Lower Cretaceous) bakevelliid bivalves are described for the Romualdo Formation, Santana Group, Araripe Basin, northeastern Brazil. Together with the other known member of the family Bakevelliidae, already recorded from the unit (i.e.,… read more here.
Keywords: araripe basin; romualdo formation; basin northeastern; formation ... See more keywords
Rare hatchling specimens of Araripemys Price, 1973 (Testudines, Pelomedusoides, Araripemydidae) from the Crato Formation, Araripe Basin
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2017.07.014
Abstract: Abstract Hatchling turtles are rare in the fossil record. Here we report two incomplete juvenile specimens of the genus Araripemys from the Aptian (ca. 115 Ma) Crato Formation (Araripe Basin, Brazil). Although the description of… read more here.
Keywords: rare hatchling; crato formation; formation; formation araripe ... See more keywords
Aptian marine ingression in the Araripe Basin: Implications for paleogeographic reconstruction and evaporite accumulation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2019.05.011
Abstract: Abstract Integrated sedimentologic and palynological analysis of four outcrops in the Aptian succession of the Araripe Basin provides information on the earliest marine connection of this basin. Palynological samples revealed well-preserved palynomorphs with diverse assemblages… read more here.
Keywords: aptian marine; accumulation; ingression araripe; marine ingression ... See more keywords
Early Cretaceous Ostracoda (Crustacea) from south-central Araripe Basin, Brazil, with descriptions of seven new species.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5159.4.4
Abstract: A systematic study is made of Early Cretaceous (late Aptian/earlyAlbian) ostracod assemblages from the Santo Antnio section. This section is characterized by sediment belonging to the post-rift sedimentary sequence of the Romualdo Formation in the… read more here.
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Unmasking a gap: A new oligoneuriid fossil (Ephemeroptera: Insecta) from the Crato Formation (upper Aptian), Araripe Basin, NE Brazil, with comments on Colocrus McCafferty
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240365
Abstract: The Crato Formation (Araripe Basin) preserves one of the most diverse entomofaunas of the Cretaceous. Among the groups of insects, mayflies stand out in abundance, but among them oligoneuriids are especially rare. A newly discovered… read more here.
Keywords: crato formation; araripe basin; gap;