Poty Quarry, 11 m above K/Pg boundary: Danian, Brazil
collected by Barbosa and Viana 2003
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Guarinisuchus munizi n. gen., n. sp.
Barbosa et al. 2008
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| synonym of Hyposaurus derbianus | ||||||||||
| DG-CTG-UFPE 5723 - holotype (Skull and mandible, ulna, cervical and caudal vertebrae, ribs, dermal scutes and isolated teeth) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
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Inaechelys pernambucensis n. gen., n. sp.
de Araujo Carvalho et al. 2016
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de Araujo Carvalho et al. 2016 | |||||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Rosasia | ||||||||||
| DGEO-CTG-UFPE 6171—partial pelvis with left ilium and pubis articulated; DGEO-CTG-UFPE 6172—costal plate; DGEO-CTG-UFPE 6173—costal plate; and DGEO-CTG-UFPE 6174—almost complete plastron associated with two dermal plates of the carapace | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Brazil | State/province: | Pernambuco |
| Coordinates: | 7.9° South, 34.9° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 11.8° South, 20.9° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Paleocene |
| Stage: | Danian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1 |
| Key time interval: | Danian | Other zone: | P2 |
| Age range of interval: | 66.00000 - 61.60000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Maria Farinha | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: 11 m above the K/Pg boundary in the P2 biozone of the Late Danian (62-61 Mya) | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "limestone" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: All bones were found in one limestone block and were not articulated, suggesting that some transportation had taken place before the animal’s final burial. | |
| Environment: | shallow subtidal indet. |
| Geology comments: Shallow marine and near-shore habitat | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | Barbosa and Viana | Collection dates: | 2003 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Guarinisuchus munizi type layer | ||
| Database number: | 114100 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Mannion, E. Vlachos | Enterer: | P. Mannion, E. Vlachos |
| Modifier: | P. Mannion | ||
| Created: | 2011-08-09 18:16:58 | Last modified: | 2019-01-02 10:26:28 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-08-09 18:16:58 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 37011. | J. A. Barbosa, A. W. A. Kellner, and M. S. S. Viana. 2008. New dyrosaurid crocodylomorph and evidences for faunal turnover at the K–P transition in Brazil. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 275:1385-1391 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] |
Secondary references:
| 64026 | A. R. de Araujo Carvalho, A. M. Ghilardi, and A. M. Franca Barreto. 2016. A new side-neck turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Early Paleocene (Danian) Maria Farinha Formation, Paraíba Basin, Brazil. Zootaxa 4126(4):491-513 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] |