PBDB Collection

Crato, Pedra Branca Quarry (MPFT collection) (Cretaceous of Brazil)

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

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Nova Olinda Member (Crato Formation), Late/Upper Aptian (122.5 - 113.0 Ma)

• Formerly considered to be Crato Member of Santana Formation

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; lithified lime mudstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: adpression

Collection methods: Repository: Museu de Paleontologia Forca da Terra, Sao Paulo

Primary reference: R. G. Martins-Neto. 2002. The Santana Formation paleoentomofauna reviewed. Part 1 - Neuropteroida (Neuroptera and Raphidioptera): systematic and phylogeny, with description of new taxa. Acta Geologica Lepolodensia 25(55):35-66 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 181590: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 19.09.2016

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Taxonomic list

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Insecta
Raphidioptera - Baissopteridae	"Arariperaphidia sp." = Baissoptera, Austroraphidia brasiliensis "Arariperaphidia sp." = Baissoptera Martynova 1961 snakefly MPFT-I-006 Austroraphidia brasiliensis Nel et al. 1990 snakefly MPFT-I-017, 018
Neuroptera - Mesochrysopidae	Caririchrysa skulda n. sp. Caririchrysa skulda n. sp. Martins-Neto 2002 lacewing MPFT-I-016
Neuroptera - Myrmeleontidae	Blittersdorffia polyplusia Blittersdorffia polyplusia Martins-Neto 1997 antlion MPFT-I-015
Neuroptera - Myrmeleontoidae	Cratoalloneura acuminata, Cratoalloneura verdandia n. sp., Araripeneura regia, Araripeneura urda n. sp., "Caririneura crassatella" = Araripeneura crassatella, "Caririneura damianii" = Araripeneura damianii, Cratoneura dividens², Cratopteryx nemopteroides n. sp. Cratoalloneura acuminata Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989 lacewing MPFT-I-011, 012 Cratoalloneura verdandia n. sp. Martins-Neto 2002 lacewing MPFT-I-013, 014 Araripeneura regia Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989 lacewing MPFT-I-009 Araripeneura urda n. sp. Martins-Neto 2002 lacewing MPFT-I-010 "Caririneura crassatella" = Araripeneura crassatella Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1997 lacewing MPFT-I-008 "Caririneura damianii" = Araripeneura damianii Martins-Neto 1992 lacewing MPFT-I-007 Cratoneura dividens² Martins-Neto 1994 lacewing MPFT-I-032 Cratopteryx nemopteroides n. sp. Martins-Neto 2002 lacewing MPFT-I-004
Neuroptera - Nymphidae	Santananymphes ponomarenkoi n. gen. n. sp.², Olindanymphes makarkini n. gen. n. sp.² Santananymphes ponomarenkoi n. gen. n. sp.² Martins-Neto 2005 split-footed lacewing MPFT-I-031 Olindanymphes makarkini n. gen. n. sp.² Martins-Neto 2005 split-footed lacewing MPFT-I-030
Hemiptera - Gelastocoridae	Cratonerthra corinthiana n. gen. n. sp.¹ Cratonerthra corinthiana n. gen. n. sp.¹ Martins-Neto 2005 toad bug MPFT-I-027
Hemiptera - Pseudonerthridae	Pseudonerthra gigantea n. gen. n. sp.¹ Pseudonerthra gigantea n. gen. n. sp.¹ López Ruf et al. 2005 true bug MPFT-I-028
Hemiptera - Naucoridae	Cratocora crassa n. gen. n. sp.¹ Cratocora crassa n. gen. n. sp.¹ Martins-Neto 2005 creeping water bug MPFT-I-026

¹López Ruf et al. 2005; ²Martins-Neto 2005