Crato, Tatajuba farm, Araripe Basin: Late/Upper Aptian, Brazil

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Arachnida - Araneae
Cretaraneus martinsnetoi n. sp. Mesquita 1996
Mesquita 1996 1 specimen
UnG/1T-50
Insecta - Diptera - Zhangsolvidae
Cratomyia macrorrhyncha n. gen., n. sp. Mazzarolo and Amorim 2000
Mazzarolo and Amorim 2000 2 specimens
FFCLRP/USP DBRP-0050, 0051 (donated by Martins-Neto) (2 measurements)
Insecta - Hemiptera - Palaeontinidae
Cratocossus magnus n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1998
Martins-Neto 1998 1 specimen
UnG/1T-59 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Orthoptera - Locustopsidae
Locustopsis araripensis n. sp. Martins-Neto 1990
Martins-Neto 1990 1 specimen
recombined as Cratolocustopsis araripensis
GP/1T-1672 (2 measurements)
Locustopsis cretacea n. sp. Martins-Neto 1990
Martins-Neto 1990 2 specimens
recombined as Cratolocustopsis cretacea
GP/1T-1671, GP/1T-1618 (2 measurements)
Zessinia pulcherrima n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1990
Martins-Neto 1990 1 specimen
GP/1T-1666 (1 measurement)
Zessinia caririensis n. sp. Martins-Neto 1990
Martins-Neto 1990 1 specimen
GP/1T-1667
Zessinia reticulata n. sp. Martins-Neto 1990
Martins-Neto 1990 1 specimen
GP/1T-1668 (1 measurement)
Cratozeunerella neotropica n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1998
Martins-Neto 1998 1 specimen
UnG-030 (1 measurement)
Cratozeunerella nordestina n. sp. Martins-Neto 1998
Martins-Neto 1998 1 specimen
synonym of Cratozeunerella neotropica
UnG-031 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Orthoptera - Gryllotalpidae
Tetraspinus fossorius n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1995
Martins-Neto 1995 1 specimen
recombined as Cratotetraspinus fossorius
UnG-035 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Orthoptera - Gryllidae
Nanaripegryllus pygmaeus n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 2002
Martins-Neto 2002 1 specimen
RGMN T-1654
Insecta - Orthoptera - Baissogryllidae
Notocearagryllus leipnitzi n. sp. Martins-Neto 2002
Martins-Neto 2002 1 specimen
recombined as Allocearagryllus leipnitzi
RGMN T-3000 (or T-029)
Caririgryllus brachypterus n. sp. Martins-Neto 2002
Martins-Neto 2002 1 specimen
RGMN T-3001
Insecta - Neuroptera - Myrmeleontidae
Bleyeria nordestina n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1992
Martins-Neto 1992 1 specimen
GP/1T-1676 (1 measurement)
Blittersdorffia pleoneura Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989
Martins-Neto 1992 1 specimen
RGMN coll.
Insecta - Neuroptera - Palaeoleontidae
Palaeoleon araripensis n. sp. Martins-Neto 1992
Martins-Neto 1992 1 specimen
recombined as Baisopardus araripensis
UnG/1T-03 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Neuroptera - Araripeneuridae
Cratoneura pulchella n. sp. Martins-Neto 1992
Martins-Neto 1992 1 specimen
UnG/1T-05 (1 measurement)
Cratoneura longissima n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1992
Martins-Neto 1992 1 specimen
UnG/1T-04 (2 measurements)
Cratoalloneura acuminata (Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989)
Martins-Neto 1992 1 specimen
UnG/1T-08
Caririneura damianii n. sp. Martins-Neto 1992
Martins-Neto 1992 1 specimen
recombined as Araripeneura damianii
GP/1T-1624 (1 measurement)
Araripeneura gracilis Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989
Martins-Neto 1992 1 specimen
RGMN coll.
Insecta - Neuroptera - Nemopteridae
Krika pilosa n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1992
Martins-Neto 1992 1 specimen
UnG/1T-06 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Ephemeroptera - Oligoneuriidae
Cratoligoneuriella leonardii n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1996
Martins-Neto 1996 1 specimen
synonym of Colocrus indivicum
RGMN-T005
Insecta - Ephemeroptera
Cratonympha microcelata n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto and Caldas 1990
Martins-Neto and Caldas 1990 1 specimen
GP/1T-677
Insecta - Ephemeroptera - Hexagenitidae
Cratogenites corradiniae n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1996
Martins-Neto 1996 26 specimens
synonym of Protoligoneuria limai
RGMN-001 and around 25 unnumbered specimens
Cratogenitoides delclosi n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1996
Martins-Neto 1996 1 specimen
synonym of Protoligoneuria limai
RGMN-T002
Insecta - Ephemeroptera
Costalimella nordestina n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1996
Martins-Neto 1996 1 specimen
nomen dubium belonging to Ephemeroptera
RGMN-T004
Insecta - Odonata - Nothomacromiidae
Conan barbarica n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1998
Martins-Neto 1998 1 specimen
synonym of Nothomacromia sensibilis
RGMN-IT/097
see common names

Geography
Country:Brazil State/province:Ceará
Coordinates: 7.1° South, 39.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:8.6° South, 8.0° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 2-3
Key time interval:Late/Upper Aptian
Age range of interval:119.50000 - 113.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Santana Formation:Crato Member:Nova Olinda
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:planar lamination,gray,blue "limestone"
Lithology description: Parallel, millimetrically laminated limestone. Blue/grey when fresh quickly weathering to hues of buffs, pink & white. This member reaches a maximum of 13-14 m in thickness at Tatajuba. Upper 1.5 m are not laminated.
Environment:lacustrine - large Tectonic setting:rift
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:mold/impression,adpression
Lagerst�tten type:conservation
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:selective quarrying
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:105330
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:J. Karr, M. Clapham
Modifier:G. Varnham Research group:paleoentomology
Created:2011-02-19 06:54:40 Last modified:2022-03-15 07:07:06
Access level:the public Released:2011-02-19 06:54:40
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
35213. R. G. Martins-Neto. 2003. Systematics of the Caelifera (Insecta, Orthopteroidea) from the Santana Formation, Araripe Basin (Lower Cretaceous, northeast Brazil), with a description of new genera and species. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 46(Suppl):205-228 [M. Clapham/J. Karr/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

66597 R. G. Martins-Neto. 1990. The family Locustopsidae (Insecta, Caelifera) in the Santana Formation (Lower Cretaceous, northeast Brazil). I - description of two new species of the genus Locustopsis Handlirsch and three new species of the genus Zessinia n. gen. I Simpósio Sobre a Bacia do Araripe e Bacias Interiores do Nordeste 277-291 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
50445 R. G. Martins-Neto. 1992. Neurópteros (Insecta, Planipennia) da Formação Santana (Cretáceo Inferior), Bacia do Araripe, nordeste do Brasil. VII - Palaeoleontinae, nova subfamília de Myrmeleontidae e descrição de novos táxons. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 36:803-815 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
50826 R. G. Martins-Neto. 1992. Neurópteros (Insecta, Planipennia) da Formação Santana (Cretáceo Inferior), Bacia do Araripe, nordeste do Brasil. V - Aspectos filogenéticos, paleoecológicos, paleobiogeográficos e descrição de novos taxa. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 64:117-148 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
50446 R. G. Martins-Neto. 1995. Complementos ao estudo sobre os Ensifera (Insecta, Orthopteroidea) da Formação Santana, Cretáceo Inferior do nordeste do Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 39:321-345 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
5844ETE 1610R. G. Martins-Neto. 1996. New Mayflies (Insecta, Ephemeroptera) from the Santana Formation (Lower Cretaceous), Araripe Basin, Northeastern Brazil. Revista Española de Paleontologia 11:177-192 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Clapham]
5847ETE 1613R. G. Martins-Neto. 1998. Novos registros de paleontinídeos (Insecta, Hemiptera) na Formação Santana (Cretáceo Inferior), Bacia do Araripe, nordeste do Brasil. Acta Geologica Leopoldensia 21(46/47):69-74 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Clapham]
5848ETE 1614R. G. Martins-Neto. 1998. A new genus of the family Locustopsidae (Insecta, Caelifera) in the Santana Formation (Lower Cretaceous, northeast Brazil). Revista Española de Paleontologia 13:133-138 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Clapham]
5849ETE 1615R. G. Martins-Neto. 1998. Conan barbarica n. gen. et n. sp. (Insecta, Coleoptera, Coptoclavidae) - uma gigantesca larva da Formação Santana, Bacia do Araripe (Cretáceo Inferior). Geociências 17:109-114 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Clapham]
66599 R. G. Martins-Neto. 2002. New Baissogryllidae and Gryllidae (Insecta, Ensifera) from Santana Formation, Araripe Basin (Lower Cretaceous, northeast Brazil). Historia Natural (Segunda Serie) 1(6):31-35 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
49141 R. G. Martins-Neto and E. B. Caldas. 1990. Efêmeras escavadoras (Insecta, Ephemeroptera, Ephemeropidea) na Formaçào Santana (Cretáceo inferior), bacia do Araripe Nordeste do Brasil: descriçào de três novos gêneros e trêes novas espécies (ninfas). I Simpósio Sobre a Bacia do Araripe e Bacias Interiores do Nordeste 265-275 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
5850ETE 1616L. A. Mazzarolo and D. S. Amorim. 2000. Cratomyia macrorrhyncha, a Lower Cretaceous brachyceran fossil from the Santana Formation, Brazil, representing a new species, genus and family of the Stratiomyiomorpha (Diptera). Insect Systematics & Evolution 31:91-102 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Clapham]
49317 M. V. Mesquita. 1996. Cretaraneus martinsnetoi n. sp. (Araneoide) da Formação Santana, Cretáceo Inferior da Bacia do Araripe. Revista Universidade Guarulhos - Série Geociências 1(3):24-31 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]