Morro do Cambambe: Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian, Brazil
collected by D. Sundaram 1994–2001
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Megaraptora indet.
Benson et al. 2010
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Sales et al. 2018 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| UFRGS-PV-032-K, caudal vertebra | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Abelisauridae
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Theropoda indet.
Marsh 1881
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| teeth, incl. UFRGS-PV-038-K | ||||||||||
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= Abelisauridae indet.
Bonaparte and Novas 1985
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Sales et al. 2018 | |||||||||
| UFRGS-PV-038-K, tooth | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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Titanosauridae indet.
Lydekker 1885
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| teeth, incl. UFRGS-PV-037-K | ||||||||||
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= Titanosauria indet.
Bonaparte and Coria 1993
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Sales et al. 2018 | |||||||||
| UFRGS-PV-037-K, tooth | ||||||||||
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Aeolosaurini indet.
Franco-Rosas et al. 2004
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Brum et al. 2021 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
| DGM 198-R (cervical rib & dorsal rib), DGM 200-R (chevron) | ||||||||||
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Gondwanatitan sp.
Kellner and Azevedo 1999
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Franco-Rosas et al. 2004 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
| MP 284-288 | ||||||||||
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Lithostrotia indet.
Wilson and Upchurch 2003
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Sales et al. 2018 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| UFRGS-PV-033-K, dorsal vertebra | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Brazil | State/province: | Mato Grosso |
| Coordinates: | 5.1° South, 55.8° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 9.0° South, 37.7° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Altitude: | 460 meters | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 83.60000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | planar lamination,fine,medium,intraclastic,red carbonaceous sandstone |
| Secondary lithology: | siltstone |
| Lithology description: "medium to fine grained sandstones intercalated with siltstones"; diagram shows plano-parallel micro-stratification, quartz clasts, clay intraclasts, and organic materials. | |
| Environment: | fluvial-lacustrine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | medium |
| Disassociated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated minor elements: | some |
| Fragmentation: | frequent |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | mechanical,field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis | ||
| Collectors: | D. Sundaram | Collection dates: | 1994–2001 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Cambambe Hill | ||
| Database number: | 59367 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2006-03-29 07:33:02 | Last modified: | 2023-11-06 13:57:42 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-03-29 07:33:02 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 17024. | ETE | A. W. A. Kellner, D. d. A. Campos, S. A. K. Azevedo, V. G. Silva, and L. B. Carvalho. 1995. Dinosaur localities in Cretaceous rocks of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15(3, suppl.):39A [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 75911 | A. S. Brum, K. L. N. Bandeira, B. Holgado, L. G. Souza, R. V. Pêgas, J. M. Sayão, D. A. Campos and A. W. A. Kellner. 2021. Palaeohistology and palaeopathology of an Aeolosaurini (Sauropoda: Titanosauria) from Morro do Cambambe (Upper Cretaceous, Brazil). Spanish Journal of Palaeontology 36(1):1-18 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/P. Mannion] | |
| 24999 | ETE | A. C. Franco-Rosas, L. Salgado, C. F. Rosas and I. S. Carvalho. 2004. Nuevos materiales de titanosaurios (Sauropoda) en el Cretácico Superior de Mato Grosso, Brasil [New materials of titanosaurs (Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Mato Grosso, Brazil]. Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia 7(3):329-336 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 12526 | ETE | A. W. A. Kellner. 1996. Remarks on Brazilian dinosaurs. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 39(3):611-626 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 86329 | T. B. Ribeiro, P. M. M. Brito, and P. V. L. G. Costa Pereira. 2023. The predominance of teeth in the non-avian dinosaur record from Cretaceous Brazil: a review. Historical Biology [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 78240 | M. A. F. Sales, A. G. Martinelli, H. Francischini, R. R. Rubert, L. P. Marconato, M. B. Soares, and C. L. Schultz. 2018. New dinosaur remains and the tetrapod fauna from the Upper Cretaceous of Mato Grosso State, central Brazil. Historical Biology 30(5):661-676 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |