Also known as Pedra Branca Mine
Where: Ceará, Brazil (7.1° S, 39.7° W: paleocoordinates 8.6° S, 8.0° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Nova Olinda Member (Crato Formation), Late/Upper Aptian (122.5 - 113.0 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified lime mudstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Preservation: adpression, soft parts
Collection methods: UFRJ-DG (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Department of Geology collection)
Primary reference: I. S. Carvalho, F. E. Novas, F. L. Agnolin, M. P. Isasi, F. I. Freitas and J. A. Andrade. 2015. A Mesozoic bird from Gondwana preserving feathers. Nature Communications 6(7141) [P. Mannion/J. Tennant/P. Mannion]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 169901: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Jonathan Tennant on 03.06.2015, edited by Philip Mannion and Evangelos Vlachos
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Cratoavis cearensis n. gen. n. sp.3
Cratoavis cearensis n. gen. n. sp.3 Carvalho et al. 2015 bird UFRJ-DG 031 Av (partial skeleton of a possible juvenile specimen preserved in slab and counterslab (Supplementary Fig. 1), including poorly preserved skull bones, fore- and hindlimbs, portions of vertebral column, and most of both pectoral and pelvic girdles (see details in Supplementary Note 1). The skeleton is exposed in lateral view, but the proximal caudal vertebrae and pygostyle are exposed dorsally. The same applies to the tail feathers, attached to the pygostyle)
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| Amphibia | |
Cratopipa novaolindensis n. gen. n. sp.2
Cratopipa novaolindensis n. gen. n. sp.2 Carvalho et al. 2019 frog UFRJ-DG 05 A - holotype (a nearly complete and articulated skeleton, including impressions of soft tissue and skin)
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| Equisetopsida | |
Brachyphyllum sattlerae n. sp.1
Brachyphyllum sattlerae n. sp.1 Batista et al. 2020 Holotype. MPSC PL 561, selected herein (Figs. 3–5). Referred material.MMG PB SAK 6 and MPSC PL 804 (Fig. 3).
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