Also known as Fazenda do Congo
Where: Paraíba, Brazil (7.3° S, 34.8° W: paleocoordinates 11.4° S, 19.6° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Gramame Formation, Maastrichtian to Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unknown lithostratigraphic unit. AGE: Maastrichtian, on the basis of ammonite biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within local stratigraphic section.
•Has been speculated to come from Gramame Fm. or Itamaracá Fm.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lithified, gray limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
• COLLECTOR: Unknown. REPOSITORY: Geological Survey of Brazil.
Primary reference: C. J. Maury. 1930. O Cretaceo da Parahyba do Norte. Serviço Geologico E Mineralogico do Brasil Monographia 8:1-305 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 88070: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 31.03.2009, edited by Matthew Carrano and Philip Mannion
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Angiospermae | |
Palmocarpon luisi n. sp.
Palmocarpon luisi n. sp. Maury 1930 palm | |
Reptilia | |
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"Globidens cf. fraasi" = Carinodens fraasi2
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Nyctosaurus lamegoi n. sp.1
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Actinopteri | |
Enchodus oliveirai n. sp.
Enchodus oliveirai n. sp. Maury 1930 | |
Palaeobalistum dossantosi n. sp.
Palaeobalistum dossantosi n. sp. Maury 1930 | |
Chondrichthyes | |
Lamna serra Woodward 1889 mackerel shark | |
"Corax pristodontus" = Squalicorax pristodontus
"Corax pristodontus" = Squalicorax pristodontus Agassiz 1835 crow shark | |
Echinoidea | |
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"Hemiaster jacksoni" = Mecaster batnensis
"Hemiaster jacksoni" = Mecaster batnensis Coquand 1862 heart urchin | |
Asteroidea | |
Henricia parahybensis n. sp.
Henricia parahybensis n. sp. Maury 1930 sea star | |
Cephalopoda | |
Glyptoxoceras brasiliense n. sp., Glyptoxoceras parahybense n. sp.
Glyptoxoceras brasiliense n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite
Glyptoxoceras parahybense n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite | |
Sphenodiscus sp. Meek 1871 ammonite
Sphenodiscus parahybensis n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite | |
Canadoceras riogramamense n. sp., Canadoceras andromeda n. sp., Parapachydiscus perseus n. sp., Parapachydiscus hera n. sp., Parapachydiscus oceanus n. sp., Parapachydiscus gettyi n. sp., Parapachydiscus williamsoni n. sp., Parapachydiscus poseidon n. sp., Parapachydiscus athena n. sp., Parapachydiscus arionis n. sp., Parapachydiscus reedsi n. sp., Parapachydiscus albuquerquei n. sp., Parapachydiscus bruneti n. sp., Parapachydiscus sumneri n. sp., Parapachydiscus psyche n. sp., Parapachydiscus hermes n. sp., Parapachydiscus endymion n. sp., Parapachydiscus euzebioi n. sp., Parapachydiscus brasiliensis n. sp., "Parapachydiscus dossantosi n. sp." = Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) dossantosi
Canadoceras riogramamense n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite
Canadoceras andromeda n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite
Parapachydiscus perseus n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite
Parapachydiscus hera n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite
Parapachydiscus oceanus n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite
Parapachydiscus gettyi n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite
Parapachydiscus williamsoni n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite
Parapachydiscus poseidon n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite
Parapachydiscus athena n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite
Parapachydiscus arionis n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite
Parapachydiscus reedsi n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite
Parapachydiscus albuquerquei n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite
Parapachydiscus bruneti n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite
Parapachydiscus sumneri n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite
Parapachydiscus psyche n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite
Parapachydiscus hermes n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite
Parapachydiscus endymion n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite
Parapachydiscus euzebioi n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite
Parapachydiscus brasiliensis n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite
"Parapachydiscus dossantosi n. sp." = Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) dossantosi Maury 1930 ammonite | |
Pseudophilites amphitrite n. sp., Pseudophilites nereidideditus n. sp.
Pseudophilites amphitrite n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite
Pseudophilites nereidideditus n. sp. Maury 1930 ammonite | |
Bivalvia | |
Pecten gramamensis n. sp.
Pecten gramamensis n. sp. Maury 1930 scallop | |
Pinna reginamaris n. sp.
Pinna reginamaris n. sp. Maury 1930 oyster | |
Inoceramus dominguesi n. sp.
Inoceramus dominguesi n. sp. Maury 1930 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Tylostoma cf. materinum White 1887 snail | |
Volutomorpha brasiliensis n. sp.
Volutomorpha brasiliensis n. sp. Maury 1930 volute | |
""Cypraea" parahybensis n. sp." = Eocypraea (Eocypraea) parahybensis
""Cypraea" parahybensis n. sp." = Eocypraea (Eocypraea) parahybensis Maury 1930 snail | |
Malacostraca | |
Xanthopsis cretacea Rathbun 1902 stone crab
Xanthopsis brasiliana n. sp. Maury 1930 stone crab |