Ze Gomes: Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian, Brazil

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Araripichtys sp.
Reptilia - Pterosauria
Pterosauria indet. Kaup 1834
Cavalcanti Duque and Franca Barreto 2018
Reptilia - Anhangueridae
Anhangueridae indet. (Campos and Kellner 1985)
DGEO-CTG-UFPE 7516, he distal articular surface and about two-thirds of the shaft of the left ulna
Reptilia
Testudinata indet. (Oppel 1811)
Cavalcanti Duque and Franca Barreto 2018
Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Mawsoniidae
Mawsonia gigas Mawson and Woodward 1907
Cavalcanti Duque and Franca Barreto 2018
Ionoscopidae
Oshunia brevis Wenz and Kellner 1986
Cavalcanti Duque and Franca Barreto 2018
Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Elopidae
Notelops brama
Cavalcanti Duque and Franca Barreto 2018
Paraelops cearenses
Cavalcanti Duque and Franca Barreto 2018
Racholepis sp.
    = Rhacolepis buccalis Agassiz 1841
Cavalcanti Duque and Franca Barreto 2018
Actinopteri
Clupeocephala indet. Patterson and Rosen 1977
Cavalcanti Duque and Franca Barreto 2018
Actinopteri - Gonorhynchiformes
Tharrhias araripis
Cavalcanti Duque and Franca Barreto 2018
Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Cladocyclidae
Cladocyclus sp. Agassiz 1843
    = Cladocyclus gardneri Agassiz 1841
Cavalcanti Duque and Franca Barreto 2018
Actinopteri - Aspidorhynchiformes - Aspidorhynchidae
Vinctifer sp.
    = Vinctifer comptoni
Cavalcanti Duque and Franca Barreto 2018
Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Amiidae
Callamopleurus sp.
    = Calamopleurus cylindricus Agassiz 1841
Cavalcanti Duque and Franca Barreto 2018
Actinopteri - Lepisosteiformes
Araripelepidotes temnurus (Agassiz 1841)
Cavalcanti Duque and Franca Barreto 2018
Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Neoproscinetes penalvai Silva Santos 1970
Cavalcanti Duque and Franca Barreto 2018
see common names

Geography
Country:Brazil State/province:Pernacumbo County:Exu
Coordinates: 7.5° South, 39.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:9.4° South, 8.2° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Key time interval:Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian
Age range of interval:119.50000 - 109.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Santana Formation:Romualdo
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Upper part of formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: calcareous sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: a sequence of calciferous sandstones, shales and marls. It is worthy to note that the occurrence of calciferous concretions encloses fossils, mostly vertebrates, with an excellent degree of preservation.
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:concretion
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Collection methods:mechanical
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Laboratório de Paleontologia da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Prepared with manual chisels and pneumatic engravers
Metadata
Database number:165422
Authorizer:P. Mannion, E. Vlachos Enterer:J. Tennant, E. Vlachos
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2015-01-19 02:47:34 Last modified:2023-03-13 15:46:25
Access level:the public Released:2015-01-19 02:47:34
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

54086. T. Aureliano, A. M. Gilhardi, R. R. C. Duque and A. M. F. Barreto. 2014. On the occurrence of Pterosauria in Exu, Pernambuco (Lower Cretaceous Romualdo Formation, Araripe Basin), Northeastern Brazil. Estudos Geológicos 24(2):15-27 [P. Mannion/J. Tennant]

Secondary references:

65647 R. R. Cavalcanti Duque and A. M. Franca Barreto. 2018. New Fossiliferous Sites of the Romualdo Formation, Lower Cretaceous, Araripe Basin, Exu, Pernambuco, Northeast of Brazil. Anuário do Instituto de Geociências - UFRJ 41(1):5-14 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]