Crato (IGC-USP collection): Late Aptian, Brazil

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Insecta - Neuroptera - Myrmeleontidae
Blittersdorffia volkheimeri n. sp. Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989
Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989 1 specimen
GP/1T-1629 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Neuroptera - Nemopteridae
Roesleria exotica n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989
Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989 1 specimen
GP/1T-1627 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Neuroptera - Babinskaiidae
Babinskaia formosa n. sp. Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989
Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989 1 specimen
GP/1T-1628 (counterpart CV-1545, Vulcano coll) (2 measurements)
Insecta - Neuroptera - Chrysopidae
Limaia conspicua n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1988
Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1988 1 specimen
GP/1T-1625 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Neuroptera - Mesochrysopidae
Mesypochrysa criptovenata (Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1988)
Martins-Neto 1992 1 specimen
GP/1T-1675 (1 measurement)
Caririchrysa skulda Martins-Neto 2002
Martins-Neto 2002 1 specimen
GP/1T-1675
Insecta - Lepidoptera - Eolepidopterigidae
Undopterix caririensis n. sp. Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989
Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989 1 specimen
GP/1T-1635 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Lepidoptera - Micropterigidae
Parasabatinca caldasae Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989
Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989 1 specimen
GP/1T-1630 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Aerophasmidae
Cretophasma araripensis n. sp. Martins-Neto 1989
Martins-Neto 1989 1 specimen
GP/1T-1623 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Susumaniidae
? Phasmomimella araripensis n. sp. Martins-Neto 1991
1 specimen
GP/1T-1665
Insecta - Orthoptera - Elcanidae
Cratoelcana damianii n. sp. Martins-Neto 1991
1 specimen
GP/1T-1620 (2 measurements)
Cratoelcana zessini n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1991
1 specimen
GP/1T-1619 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Orthoptera
Kevania araripensis n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1991
1 specimen
GP/1T-1684 (3 measurements)
Insecta - Orthoptera - Prophalangopsidae
Cratohaglopsis santanaensis n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1991
1 specimen
GP/1T-1685 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Orthoptera - Gryllotalpidae
Archaeogryllotalpoides ornatus n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1991
1 specimen
GP/1T-1683 (1 measurement)
Palaeoscapteriscops cretacea n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1991
1 specimen
GP/1T-1682 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Orthoptera
Grylloidea indet. Laicharting 1781
Storari et al. 2024 2 specimens
GP/1E 7268, 8691
Insecta - Orthoptera - Gryllidae
Cratogryllus pentagonalis n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1991
1 specimen
GP/1T-1660 (1 measurement)
Cratogryllus guimaraesae n. sp. Martins-Neto 1991
1 specimen
GP/1T-1688 (2 measurements)
Araripegryllus sp. Martins-Neto 1987
Storari et al. 2024 1 specimen
GP/1E 8910
Araripegryllus megacephalus Martins-Neto 1991
1 specimen
GP/1T 1686
Araripegryllus femininus n. sp. Martins-Neto 1991
1 specimen
GP/1T 1679
Araripegryllus spinosus n. sp. Martins-Neto 1991
1 specimen
GP/1T 1669 (2 measurements)
Araripegryllus nanus n. sp. Martins-Neto 1991
1 specimen
GP/1T 1664 (3 measurements)
Araripegryllus marianoi n. sp. Martins-Neto 1991
1 specimen
GP/1T 1655 (1 measurement)
Araripegryllus camposi n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1987
Martins-Neto 1987 3 specimens
GP/1T 1478, 1632, 1633 (4 measurements)
Insecta - Orthoptera - Baissogryllidae
Caririgryllus pilosus Martins-Neto 1991
1 specimen
GP/1T-1687
Caririgryllus elongatus n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1991
1 specimen
GP/1T-1659 (1 measurement)
Santanagryllus hesselae n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1991
1 specimen
GP/1T-1681 (1 measurement)
Cearagryllus microcephalus n. sp. Martins-Neto 1991
1 specimen
GP/1T-1680 (1 measurement)
Cearagryllus robustus n. sp. Martins-Neto 1991
1 specimen
GP/1T 1662 (1 measurement)
Cearagryllus monstruosus n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1991
1 specimen
GP/1T 1661 (3 measurements)
Cearagryllus gorochovi n. sp. Martins-Neto 1991
1 specimen
GP/1T 1663 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Orthoptera - Tridactylidae
Cratodactylus ferreirai n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1990
Martins-Neto 2003 3 specimens
GP/1T-1649, 1650, 1651 (3 measurements)
Cratodactylus kellneri n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto 1990
Martins-Neto 2003 1 specimen
GP/1T-1652 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Ephemeroptera
Caririnympha mandibulata n. gen., n. sp. Martins-Neto and Caldas 1990
Martins-Neto and Caldas 1990 1 specimen
GP/1T-1678
Insecta - Diptera - Tipulidae
Leptotarsus gelhausi n. sp. Ribeiro et al. 2021
Ribeiro et al. 2021 1 specimen
GP-1E-10084 (1 measurement)
Leptotarsus lemeae n. sp. Ribeiro et al. 2021
Ribeiro et al. 2021 1 specimen
GP-1E-10082 (1 measurement)
Leptotarsus andradei n. sp. Ribeiro et al. 2021
Ribeiro et al. 2021 1 specimen
GP-1E-10085 (1 measurement)
Leptotarsus ivoneae n. sp. Ribeiro et al. 2021
Ribeiro et al. 2021 1 specimen
GP-1E-10633 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Diptera - Tabanidae
Araripus crassitibialis n. gen., n. sp. Carmo and Sampronha 2022
Carmo et al. 2022 1 specimen
GP1e/8751 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Diptera - Asilidae
Araripogon pulchrus n. sp. Lamas et al. 2021
Lamas et al. 2021 1 specimen
GP-1E-10634/10635 (2 measurements)
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: Repository: Collection of Paleontologica de Invertebrados do Instituto de Geosciencias da Univeridade de Sao Paulo
Metadata
Database number:149767
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:J. Karr, M. Clapham
Modifier:G. Varnham Research group:paleoentomology
Created:2013-08-25 04:33:34 Last modified:2022-03-15 07:24:44
Access level:the public Released:2013-08-25 04:33:34
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
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]

Secondary references:

82310 D. D. D. Carmo, S. Sampronha, C. M. D. Santos and G. C. Ribeiro. 2022. Cretaceous horse flies and their phylogenetic significance (Diptera: Tabanidae). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 80:295-307 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
79195 C. J. E. Lamas, S. Sampronha, and G. C. Ribeiro. 2021. A new robber fly from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) Crato Formation of NE Brazil (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae). Cretaceous Research 131(105114) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
49522 R. G. Martins-Neto. 1989. Primeiro registro de Phasmatodea (Insecta: Orthopteromorpha) na formação Santana, Bacia do Araripe (Cretáceo Inferior), nordeste do Brasil. Acta Geologica Leopoldensia 12(28):91-104 [M. Clapham/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]
60391 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]
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]
50797 R. G. Martins-Neto and M. A. Vulcano. 1988. Neurópteros (Insecta, Planipennia) da Formação Santana (Cretáceo Inferior), Bacia do Araripe, nordeste do Brasil. I - Família Chrysopidae. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 60:189-201 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
50798 R. G. Martins-Neto and M. A. Vulcano. 1989. Neurópteros (Insecta, Planipennia) da Formação Santana (Cretáceo Inferior), Bacia do Araripe, nordeste do Brasil. IV - Complemento às partes I e II, com descrição de novos taxa. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 61:311-318 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
50856 R. G. Martins-Neto and M. A. Vulcano. 1989. Amphiesmenoptera (Trichoptera + Lepidoptera) na Formação Santana (Cretáceo Inferior), Bacia do Araripe, nordeste do Brasil. I - Lepidoptera (Insecta). Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 61:459-466 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
50453 R. G. Martins-Neto and M. A. Vulcano. 1989. Neurópteros (Insecta, Planipennia) da Formação Santana (Cretáceo Inferior), Bacia do Araripe, nordeste do Brasil. II. Superfamília Myrmeleontoidea. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 33:367-402 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
76613 G. C. Ribeiro, R. R. Santos, and D. Santos. 2021. Four new species of the genus Leptotarsus Guérin-Méneville, 1831 (Insecta: Diptera: Tipulidae) from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil. Cretaceous Research 123(104776) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
86833 A. P. Storari, G. L. Osés, D. S. Almeida-Lima, M. A. Rizzutto, R. A. M. Bantim, F. J. Lima, T. Rodrigues and J. M. Sayão. 2024. Exceptionally well-preserved orthopteran proventriculi from the Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 133(104737) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]