Itapecuru Formation
The Itapecuru Formation is a geological formation in Itapecuru Mirim, Maranhão, Brazil.
It was formed during the Aptian to Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Fossil content
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Dinosaurs
Sauropods
| Sauropods of the Itapecuru Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Amazonsaurus | A. maranhensis | A rebbachisaurid sauropod | ||||
| Sauropoda indet. | Indeterminate | |||||
Theropods
| Theropods of the Itapecuru Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Abelisauridae Indet. | Indeterminate | |||||
| Carcharodontosauridae Indet. | Indeterminate | |||||
| Spinosauridae Indet. | Indeterminate | |||||
| Theropoda indet. | Indeterminate | |||||
Crocodylomorphs
| Crocodylomorphs of the Itapecuru Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Candidodon | C. itapecuruense | A candidodontid notosuchian | ||||
Turtles
| Turtles of the Itapecuru Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Itapecuruemys | I. amazoniensis | A bothremydid turtle | ||||
See also
References
- ^ Ferreira, Neila N.; Ferreira, Elizabete P.; Ramos, Renato R.C.; Carvalho, Ismar S. (2016). "Palynological and sedimentary analysis of the Igarapé Ipiranga and Querru 1 outcrops of the Itapecuru Formation (Lower Cretaceous, Parnaíba Basin), Brazil". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 66: 15–31. Bibcode:2016JSAES..66...15F. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2015.12.005. ISSN 0895-9811.
- ^ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, South America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 600-604. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ^ de Souza Carvalho, Ismar; dos Santos Avilla, Leonardo; Salgado, Leonardo (2003). "Amazonsaurus maranhensis gen. et sp. nov. (Sauropoda, Diplodocoidea) from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian–Albian) of Brazil". Cretaceous Research. 24 (6). Elsevier BV: 697–713. Bibcode:2003CrRes..24..697D. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2003.07.005. ISSN 0195-6671.
- ^ Candidodon itapecuruense type locality at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Batista, Diego L.; de Sousa Carvalho, I.; de la Fuente, M.S. (2020). "A new Cretaceous (Pleurodira: Pelomedusoides) from the Lower Cretaceous of Parnaíba Basin, Brazil": Journal of South American Earth Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102872