Crato (University of Portsmouth coll): Late Aptian, Brazil
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Myriapoda
- Scolopendromorpha
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| 1 specimen | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Hymenoptera
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Apocrita indet.
Gerstaecker 1867
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Barling et al. 2015 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| JW078 | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Diptera
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| Barling et al. 2015 | 1 specimen | |||||||||
| FL019 | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
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| Barling et al. 2015 | 1 specimen | |||||||||
| NBRL045 | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Alienoptera
- Umenocoleidae
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| Barling et al. 2015 | 3 specimens | |||||||||
| NBRL025, 036, 018 | ||||||||||
| Barling et al. 2015 | 1 specimen | |||||||||
| NBRL040 | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Blattodea
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Blattodea indet.
(Latreille 1810)
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Barling et al. 2015 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
| NBRL054, NBRL034, JW291, JW339, JW475, JW735 | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Blattodea
- Ectobiidae
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| Barling et al. 2015 | 1 specimen | |||||||||
| NBRL027 | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Orthoptera
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| Barling et al. 2015 | 1 specimen | |||||||||
| NBRL059 | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Orthoptera
- Elcanidae
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| Barling et al. 2015 | 1 specimen | |||||||||
| NBRL044 | ||||||||||
| Barling et al. 2015 | 1 specimen | |||||||||
| NBRL051 | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Orthoptera
- Gryllotalpidae
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| Barling et al. 2015 | 1 specimen | |||||||||
| NBRL055 | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Hemiptera
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| Barling et al. 2015 | 1 specimen | |||||||||
| FL015 | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Ephemeroptera
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Ephemeroptera indet.
Hyatt and Arms 1890
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Barling et al. 2015 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| NBRL060 | ||||||||||
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Arachnida
- Araneae
- Dipluridae
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| Selden et al. 2006 | 1 specimen | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Brazil | State/province: | Ceara |
| Coordinates: | 7.1° South, 39.7° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 5.0° South, 2.6° East (Wright 2013) | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early Cretaceous |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 2-3 | ||
| Key time interval: | Late Aptian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 119.57 - 113.2 m.y. ago |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified lime mudstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | lacustrine - large |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | adpression,soft parts,replaced with limonite,replaced with other |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Repository: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Portsmouth | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 34899 | ||
| Authorizer: | D. Smith, M. Clapham | Enterer: | A. Kinchloe, M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | G. Varnham | Research group: | paleoentomology |
| Created: | 2003-10-14 10:39:41 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2003-10-14 10:39:41 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 51025. | F. Menon, D. Penney, P. A. Selden and D. M. Martill. 2003. A new fossil scolopendromorph centipede from the Crato Formation of Brazil. Bulletin of the British Myriapod and Isopod Group 19:62-66 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |
Secondary references:
| 53731 | N. Barling, D. M. Martill, S. W. Heads and F. Gallien. 2015. High fidelity preservation of fossil insects from the Crato Formation (Lower Cretaceous) of Brazil. Cretaceous Research 52:605-622 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
| 47402 | P. A. Selden, F. C. Casado, and M. V. Mesquita. 2006. Mygalomorph spiders (Araneae: Dipluridae) from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Lagerstätte, Araripe basin, north-east Brazil. Palaeontology 49:817-826 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |