Crato (RGMN/UFC collection) (Cretaceous of Brazil)

Where: Ceará, Brazil (7.1° S, 39.7° W: paleocoordinates 8.6° S, 8.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Crato Formation (Santana Group), Late/Upper Aptian (122.5 - 113.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; lithified carbonate

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: adpression

Collection methods: Specimens at collection of Rafael Martins-Neto in Ribeirao Preto/Sao Paulo, Museu de Zoologia in Sao Paulo; Museu do Paleontologia Santana do Cariri, Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFC); Centro de Pesquisas Paleontologicas da Chapada do Araripe in Crato

Primary reference: D. M. Martill, G. Bechly, and R. F. Loveridge. 2007. The Crato Fossil Beds of Brazil: Window into an Ancient World 1-625 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 125510: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 12.03.2012, edited by Jered Karr and Lindy Edwards

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Insecta
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Caririephemera marquesi n. gen. n. sp.9
Caririephemera marquesi n. gen. n. sp.9 Zamboni 2001 insect
RGMT-129
 Ephemeroptera - Hexagenitidae
Costalimella zucchii n. sp.9 Zamboni 2001 mayfly
RGMT-2053
 Odonata - Proterogomphidae
Cordulagomphus (Procordulagomphus) primaerensis n. sp. Petrulevicius and Martins-Neto 2007 true dragonfly
UFC-0110i (formerly RGMN-T165), 0111i
 Hemiptera - Belostomatidae
Neponymphes godoii n. gen. n. sp.9
Neponymphes godoii n. gen. n. sp.9 Zamboni 2001 giant water bug
RGMT-T094
 Hemiptera - Naucoridae
Cratopelocoris carpinteroi n. gen. n. sp.1 López Ruf and Goodwyn 2005 creeping water bug
RGMN 499
 Hemiptera -
Cratocoris shevchenkoae n. gen. n. sp.7
Cratocoris shevchenkoae n. gen. n. sp.7 Martins-Neto et al. 1999 true bug
RGMN-T031, 032, 033
 Orthoptera - Gryllidae
Brontogryllus excelsus n. gen. n. sp.2 Martins-Neto 1991 true crickets
AMA-I-031
Araripegryllus sp.2 Martins-Neto 1987 true crickets
Araripegryllus femininus2 Martins-Neto 1991 true crickets
RGMN-254, RGMN-2,RGMN-3, RGMN-11, RGMN-41, AMA-I-50, AMA-I-61
Araripegryllus cf. femininus2 Martins-Neto 1991 true crickets
Araripegryllus spinosus2 Martins-Neto 1991 true crickets
RGMN-37, RGMN-38, RGMN-1769
Araripegryllus cf. spinosus2 Martins-Neto 1991 true crickets
Araripegryllus nanus2 Martins-Neto 1991 true crickets
RGMN 1654, 600, AMA-I-030
Araripegryllus serrilhatus2 Martins-Neto 1991 true crickets
RGMN-501, 502, 253
Cratogryllus pentagonalis2 Martins-Neto 1991 true crickets
RGMN 218
 Orthoptera - Baissogryllidae
"Cearagryllus revelatus n. sp." = Cryptocearagryllus revelatus5, Cearagryllus sp.2, "Cearagryllus cf. poliacanthus" = Paracearagryllus poliacanthus2, "Paracearagryllus poliacanthus" = Paracearagryllus poliacanthus8, Notocearagryllus dutrae n. gen. n. sp.5, "Cearagryllus perforatorius" = Cearagrylloides perforatorius2, "Cearagryllus cf. perforatorius" = Cearagrylloides perforatorius2, "Cearagryllus previstus n. sp." = Cearagrylloides previstus5, "Cearagryllus microcephalus" = Cearagrylloides microcephalus2, Olindagryllus obliteratus n. sp.5, Olindagryllus rotundus n. gen. n. sp.5, Caririgryllus pilosus2, Caririgryllus cf. pilosus2, Caririgryllus elongatus2, Caririgryllus arthaudi2
"Cearagryllus revelatus n. sp." = Cryptocearagryllus revelatus5 Martins-Neto 1999 grasshopper
RGMN-T020
Cearagryllus sp.2 Martins-Neto 1991 grasshopper
RGMN 37, 206
"Cearagryllus cf. poliacanthus" = Paracearagryllus poliacanthus2 Martins-Neto 1991 grasshopper
RGMN 40, 205
"Paracearagryllus poliacanthus" = Paracearagryllus poliacanthus8 Martins-Neto 1991 grasshopper
RGMN 504
Notocearagryllus dutrae n. gen. n. sp.5 Martins-Neto 1999 grasshopper
RGMN-T019
"Cearagryllus perforatorius" = Cearagrylloides perforatorius2 Martins-Neto 1991 grasshopper
RGMN 662; RGMN 506, 507 in Martins-Neto & Tassi, 2009
"Cearagryllus cf. perforatorius" = Cearagrylloides perforatorius2 Martins-Neto 1991 grasshopper
RGMN 204 (203 transferred to C. microcephalus by Martins-Neto & Tassi, 2009)
"Cearagryllus previstus n. sp." = Cearagrylloides previstus5 Martins-Neto 1999 grasshopper
RGMN-T021
"Cearagryllus microcephalus" = Cearagrylloides microcephalus2 Martins-Neto 1991 grasshopper
RGMN 901, RGMN 902; RGMN 508 new and RGMN 203 transferred from C. cf. perforatorius in Martins-Neto & Tassi, 2009
Olindagryllus obliteratus n. sp.5 Martins-Neto 1999 grasshopper
RGMN-T023
Olindagryllus rotundus n. gen. n. sp.5 Martins-Neto 1999 grasshopper
RGMN-T022
Caririgryllus pilosus2 Martins-Neto 1991 grasshopper
RGMN 213, 210, 211, 36
Caririgryllus cf. pilosus2 Martins-Neto 1991 grasshopper
Caririgryllus elongatus2 Martins-Neto 1991 grasshopper
RGMN 209
Caririgryllus arthaudi2 Martins-Neto 1991 grasshopper
RGMN 32, RGMN 915
 Orthoptera - Elcanidae
Cratoelcana zessini2 Martins-Neto 1991 grasshopper
RGMN 2001, 2002, 2003, AMA-I-025, 027
Cratoelcana damianii2 Martins-Neto 1991 grasshopper
AMA-I-026
 Lepidoptera - Eolepidopterigidae
"Xena nana n. gen. n. sp." = Netoxena nana6
"Xena nana n. gen. n. sp." = Netoxena nana6 Martins-Neto 1999 moth
RGMN-T030
 Neuroptera - Psychopsidae
Pulchroptilonia espatifata n. gen. n. sp.3 Martins-Neto 1997 silky lacewing
RGMN-T010, 011
 Neuroptera - Myrmeleontoidae
Paraneurastenyx ascalaphix n. gen. n. sp.4 Martins-Neto 1998 lacewing
RGMN-T09
Cratoneura dividens3 Martins-Neto 1994 lacewing
RGMN-T010 (also?)
 Neuroptera - Babinskaiidae
Neliana maculata4 Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989 lacewing
Neliana impolluta n. sp.3 Martins-Neto 1997 lacewing
RGMN-T019
 Neuroptera - Myrmeleontidae
Pseudonymphes araripensis4 Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989 antlion
RGMN-E01
Pseudonymphes zambonii n. sp.4 Martins-Neto 1998 antlion
RGMN-T10
 Neuroptera - Mesochrysopidae
"Mesypochrysa criptovenata" = Caririchrysa criptovenata3
"Mesypochrysa criptovenata" = Caririchrysa criptovenata3 Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1988 lacewing
RGMN-T008 (2 additional in Martins-Neto 1998)