Reinvestigating the fossil leaf Welwitschiophyllum brasiliense Dilcher et al. (2005), from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104471
Abstract: Abstract The Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of north-east Brazil yields a diverse plant assemblage. It has yielded many macrofossils thought to be related to the enigmatic gymnosperm group Gnetales, including the long leaf Welwitschiophyllum brasiliense… read more here.
Keywords: welwitschiophyllum; crato formation; leaf; lower cretaceous ... See more keywords
Distinct preservational pathways of insects from the Crato Formation, Lower Cretaceous of the Araripe Basin, Brazil
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104631
Abstract: Abstract This study compares two different preservation pathways of fossils insects in the lacustrine deposits of the Crato Formation, Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) of the Araripe Basin, northeastern Brazil. Three hundred seventy-seven specimens were examined and… read more here.
Keywords: insects; quality; crato formation; preservation ... See more keywords
The oldest fossil Stiletto fly: a new genus and species from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil (Diptera: Therevidae)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2021.105039
Abstract: Abstract A new extinct genus of the Diptera family Therevidae is described from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Northeastern Brazil. Cretothereva antiqua gen. et sp. nov. is the oldest known fossil of the family… read more here.
Keywords: cretaceous crato; crato formation; therevidae; lower cretaceous ... 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
Short note on the vertebral column of the Tapejaridae (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) based on a new specimen from the Crato Formation (late Aptian, Early Cretaceous), northeast Brazil
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102921
Abstract: Abstract The Tapejaridae compose a pterodactyloid clade of pterosaurs that is one of the most abundant flying reptiles in the deposits of the Early Cretaceous Crato Formation from the Araripe Basin, northeast Brazil. Until now,… read more here.
Keywords: early cretaceous; tapejaridae; crato formation; northeast brazil ... See more keywords
Quantifying aperture, spacing and fracture intensity in a carbonate reservoir analogue: Crato Formation, NE Brazil
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2018.07.019
Abstract: Abstract The characterization of fracture networks in carbonate reservoirs represents a primary approach to understand the processes of fluid flow. The study of outcrop analogues has been used to enhance the understanding of the relative… read more here.
Keywords: reservoir; fracture; aperture; crato formation ... See more keywords
A surprisingly derived hydrometrid (Hemiptera, Gerromorpha) from the Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous of Brazil
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DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2017.1337112
Abstract: Abstract In the present paper, we review the fossil record of the Hydrometridae (Hemiptera, Gerromorpha) and present a new species from the Early Cretaceous Crato Formation of Northeastern Brazil, Christometra paradoxa gen. et sp. nov.… read more here.
Keywords: hemiptera gerromorpha; early cretaceous; zoobank org; crato formation ... See more keywords
An overview of the Hexagenitidae (Ephemeroptera) from the Crato Formation (Aptian, Lower Cretaceous) of Brazil, with the description of a new species
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DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2021.1952196
Abstract: Among mayflies, the Hexagenitidae is the most common family of the Cretaceous, including in the world-renowned Crato Formation (Aptian) of northeastern Brazil. However, most of the Crato mayfly fau... read more here.
Keywords: hexagenitidae ephemeroptera; overview hexagenitidae; crato formation; ephemeroptera crato ... See more keywords
The first fossil horntail wasp (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) from Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation in Brazil
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DOI: 10.11646/palaeoentomology.3.4.10
Abstract: A new wood wasp, Cratosirex sennlaubi gen. et sp. nov., is described and figured from one specimen collected from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation in northeastern Brazil. This new genus is placed in the new… read more here.
Keywords: cretaceous crato; crato formation; siricidae; lower cretaceous ... See more keywords
Behavioural impacts on the taphonomy of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation, Brazil
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DOI: 10.11646/palaeoentomology.4.2.3
Abstract: The relative completeness of Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) fossils from the Crato Formation is investigated and compared to other fossil insect groups from the same formation. Tagma completeness is measured as present, partial, or absent,… read more here.
Keywords: dragonflies damselflies; formation; behavioural impacts; impacts taphonomy ... See more keywords
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;