Crato (RGMN/UFC collection): Late Aptian, Brazil

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Insecta - Hemiptera - Belostomatidae
Neponymphes godoii n. gen., n. sp. Zamboni 2001
Zamboni 2001 1 specimen
RGMT-T094
Insecta - Hemiptera - Naucoridae
Cratopelocoris carpinteroi n. gen., n. sp. López Ruf and Goodwyn 2005
López Ruf et al. 2005 1 specimen
RGMN 499 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Hemiptera
Cratocoris shevchenkoae n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto et al. 1999
Martins-Neto et al. 1999 3 specimens
RGMN-T031, 032, 033 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Neuroptera - Psychopsidae
Pulchroptilonia espatifata n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1997
Martins-Neto 1997 2 specimens
RGMN-T010, 011 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Neuroptera - Araripeneuridae
Cratoneura dividens Martins-Neto 1994
Martins-Neto 1997 1 specimen
RGMN-T010 (also?)
Insecta - Neuroptera - Palaeoleontidae
Paraneurastenyx ascalaphix n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1998
Martins-Neto 1998 1 specimen
RGMN-T09 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Neuroptera - Myrmeleontidae
Pseudonymphes araripensis Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989
Martins-Neto 1998 1 specimen
RGMN-E01
Pseudonymphes zambonii n. sp. Martins-Neto 1998
Martins-Neto 1998 1 specimen
RGMN-T10 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Neuroptera - Babinskaiidae
Neliana maculata (Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989)
Martins-Neto 1998 1 specimen
Neliana impolluta n. sp. Martins-Neto 1997
Martins-Neto 1997 1 specimen
RGMN-T019 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Neuroptera - Mesochrysopidae
Mesypochrysa criptovenata (Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1988)
Martins-Neto 1997 3 specimens
RGMN-T008 (2 additional in Martins-Neto 1998)
Insecta - Lepidoptera - Eolepidopterigidae
Xena nana n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1999
Martins-Neto 1999 1 specimen
RGMN-T030 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Orthoptera - Elcanidae
Cratoelcana damianii Martins-Neto 1991
Martins-Neto 1991 1 specimen
AMA-I-026
Cratoelcana zessini Martins-Neto 1991
Martins-Neto 1991 5 specimens
RGMN 2001, 2002, 2003, AMA-I-025, 027 (4 measurements)
Insecta - Orthoptera - Gryllidae
Cratogryllus pentagonalis Martins-Neto 1991
Martins-Neto 1991 1 specimen
RGMN 218 (1 measurement)
Brontogryllus excelsus n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1991
Martins-Neto 1991 1 specimen
AMA-I-031 (1 measurement)
Araripegryllus sp. Martins-Neto 1987
Martins-Neto 1991 28 specimens
Araripegryllus serrilhatus Martins-Neto 1991
Martins-Neto 1991 3 specimens
RGMN-501, 502, 253 (1 measurement)
Araripegryllus femininus Martins-Neto 1991
Martins-Neto 1991 8 specimens
RGMN-254, RGMN-2,RGMN-3, RGMN-11, RGMN-41, AMA-I-50, AMA-I-61 (4 measurements)
Araripegryllus cf. femininus Martins-Neto 1991
Martins-Neto 1991 3 specimens
(3 measurements)
Araripegryllus spinosus Martins-Neto 1991
Martins-Neto 1991 3 specimens
RGMN-37, RGMN-38, RGMN-1769 (2 measurements)
Araripegryllus cf. spinosus Martins-Neto 1991
Martins-Neto 1991 2 specimens
Araripegryllus nanus Martins-Neto 1991
Martins-Neto 1991 2 specimens
RGMN 1654, 600, AMA-I-030 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Orthoptera - Baissogryllidae
Caririgryllus pilosus Martins-Neto 1991
Martins-Neto 1991 4 specimens
RGMN 213, 210, 211, 36 (2 measurements)
Caririgryllus cf. pilosus Martins-Neto 1991
Martins-Neto 1991 6 specimens
Caririgryllus elongatus Martins-Neto 1991
Martins-Neto 1991 1 specimen
RGMN 209
Caririgryllus arthaudi Martins-Neto 1991
Martins-Neto 1991 2 specimens
RGMN 32, RGMN 915 (1 measurement)
Notocearagryllus dutrae n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1999
Martins-Neto 1999 1 specimen
RGMN-T019 (1 measurement)
Cearagryllus revelatus n. sp. Martins-Neto 1999
Martins-Neto 1999 1 specimen
RGMN-T020 (1 measurement)
Cearagryllus microcephalus Martins-Neto 1991
Martins-Neto 1991 4 specimens
RGMN 901, RGMN 902; RGMN 508 new and RGMN 203 transferred from C. cf. perforatorius in Martins-Neto & Tassi, 2009
Cearagryllus perforatorius Martins-Neto 1991
Martins-Neto 1991 3 specimens
RGMN 662; RGMN 506, 507 in Martins-Neto & Tassi, 2009 (1 measurement)
Cearagryllus cf. perforatorius Martins-Neto 1991
Martins-Neto 1991 1 specimen
RGMN 204 (203 transferred to C. microcephalus by Martins-Neto & Tassi, 2009) (2 measurements)
Cearagryllus previstus n. sp. Martins-Neto 1999
Martins-Neto 1999 1 specimen
RGMN-T021 (2 measurements)
Cearagryllus sp. Martins-Neto 1991
Martins-Neto 1991 2 specimens
RGMN 37, 206
Cearagryllus cf. poliacanthus Martins-Neto 1991
Martins-Neto 1991 2 specimens
RGMN 40, 205 (2 measurements)
Paracearagryllus poliacanthus (Martins-Neto 1991)
Martins-Neto and Tassi 2009 1 specimen
RGMN 504
Olindagryllus obliteratus n. sp. Martins-Neto 1999
Martins-Neto 1999 1 specimen
RGMN-T023 (1 measurement)
Olindagryllus rotundus n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1999
Martins-Neto 1999 1 specimen
RGMN-T022 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Odonata - Proterogomphidae
Cordulagomphus (Procordulagomphus) primaerensis n. sp. Petrulevicius and Martins-Neto 2007
2 specimens
UFC-0110i (formerly RGMN-T165), 0111i (3 measurements)
Insecta - Ephemeroptera - Hexagenitidae
Costalimella zucchii n. sp. Zamboni 2001
Zamboni 2001 1 specimen
RGMT-2053 (1 measurement)
Insecta
Caririephemera marquesi n. gen., n. sp. Zamboni 2001
Zamboni 2001 1 specimen
RGMT-129
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:local area
Time
Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Early Cretaceous
10 m.y. bin: Cretaceous 2-3
Key time interval: Late Aptian
Age range of interval: 119.5 - 113 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Santana Formation:Crato
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "carbonate"
Environment:lacustrine - large Tectonic setting:rift
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:adpression
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:medium
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: 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
Metadata
Database number:125510
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham, J. Karr, L. Edwards
Modifier:G. Varnham Research group:paleoentomology
Created:2012-03-12 12:56:14 Last modified:2022-03-15 07:23:15
Access level:the public Released:2012-03-12 12:56:14
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
40729. 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]

Secondary references:

47246 R. G. Martins-Neto. 1987. Um novo género de Orthoptera (Insecta, Grylloidea) da formaçao Santana. Bacia do Araripe (Cretáceo Inferior), Nordeste do Brasil. Anais do Congresso Latino-Americano de Paleontologia 2:599-610 [M. Clapham/J. Karr]
47962 R. G. Martins-Neto. 1991. Sistemática dos Ensifera (Insecta, Orthopteroida) da formação Santana, Cretáceo Inferior do Nordeste do Brasil. Acta Geologica Leopoldensia 14(32):5-160 [M. Clapham/J. Karr/M. Clapham]
55909 R. G. Martins-Neto. 1997. Neurópteros (Insecta, Planipennia) da Formação Santana (Cretáceo Inferior), Bacia do Araripe, Nordeste do Brasil. X - descrição de novos táxons (Chrysopidae, Babinskaiidae, Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphiidae e Psychopsidae). Revista da Universidade de Guarulhos, Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas 2(4):68-83 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
55911 R. G. Martins-Neto. 1998. Neurópteros (Insecta, Planipennia) da Formação Santana (Cretáceo Inferior), Bacia do Araripe, Nordeste do Brasil - XI - descrição de novos táxons de Myrmeleontidae (Palaeoleontinae e Pseudonymphinae). Revista da Universidade de Guarulhos, Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde 3(5):38-42 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
56053 R. G. Martins-Neto. 1999. New genus and new species of Lepidoptera (Insecta, Eolepidopterigidae) from Santana Formation (Lower Cretaceous, northeast Brazil). Boletim do 5 Simposio sobre o Cretaceo do Brasil 531-535 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Uhen]
41715 R. G. Martins-Neto. 1999. A New Subfamily of Ensifera (Insecta, Grylloidea) from the Santana Formation (Lower Cretaceous), Araripe Basin, NE Brazil. Proceedings of the First International Palaeoentomological Conference 91-97 [M. Clapham/L. Edwards/M. Clapham]
56052 R. G. Martins-Neto, Y. Popov, and J. C. Zamboni. 1999. First south hemisphere Cretaceous record of Coreoidea (Insecta, Heteroptera) from Santana Formation (Lower Cretaceous, northeast Brazil), representing a new genus et species. Boletim do 5 Simposio sobre o Cretaceo do Brasil 525-530 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Uhen]
48658 R. G. Martins-Neto and L. V. Tassi. 2009. The Orthoptera (Ensifera) from the Santana formation (Early Cretaceous, northeast Brazil): A statistical and paleoecological approach, with description of new taxa. Zootaxa 2080:21-37 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
44264 J. F. Petrulevičius, R. G. Martins-Neto, D. Azar, E. Makhoul, and A. Nel. 2012. Full description of Cordulagomphus primaerensis from Santana Formation (Lower Cretaceous of Brazil) (Odonata: Aeshnoptera: Proterogomphidae). Zootaxa 3503:55-60 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
48965 J. C. Zamboni. 2001. Contribution to the knowledge of the aquatic paleoentomofauna from Santana Formation (Araripe basin, Lower Cretaceous, northeast Brazil) with description of new taxa. Acta Geologica Leopoldensia 24(52/53):129-135 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]