کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4683040 1348963 2008 14 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The Late Cretaceous fauna and flora of the Uberaba area (Minas Gerais State, Brazil)
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه علوم زمین و سیارات علوم زمین و سیاره ای (عمومی)
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The Late Cretaceous fauna and flora of the Uberaba area (Minas Gerais State, Brazil)
چکیده انگلیسی

The Uberaba area, in Minas Gerais State, Brazil, yields a rich continental fauna and flora from the Late Cretaceous Uberaba and Marília formations. This paper reviews the diversity of the biota recorded from these formations. The most significant taxa from Peirópolis are the frog Baurubatrachus pricei, the turtle Cambaremys langertoni, the lizard Pristiguana brasiliensis, the crocodyliforms Itasuchus jesuinoi, Peirosaurus tormini and Uberabasuchus terrificus, the titanosaurian Baurutitan britoi, Trigonosaurus pricei, Aeolosaurus sp., indeterminate titanosaurians, and abelisaurid, carcharodontosaurid and maniraptoran theropods. Together with faunas of a similar age in Argentina and Madagascar, the assemblages contribute to a better understanding of Late Cretaceous Gondwanan faunas as a whole.

ResumoA fauna e flora da região de Uberaba (Neocretáceo), Estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil provém das formações Uberaba e Marília sendo representada de taxa de origem continental. Este artigo revisa a diversidade da biota registrada nestas formações. Os taxa mais significantes de Peirópolis são conhecidos pelo sapo, Baurubatrachus pricei, a tartaruga Cambaremys langertoni, o lagarto, Pristiguana brasiliensis, e pelos crocodilianos Itasuchus jesuinoi, Peirosaurus tormini e Uberabasuchus terrificus. Os dinossauros são representados por restos de Baurutitan britoi, Trigonosaurus pricei, Aeolosaurus sp., titanossaurídeos, abelisaurídeos, carcarodontosaurídeos e maniraptor. A assembléia fossilífera proveniente de Uberaba é de origem gondwânica e apresentando afinidades com a fauna e flora do Neocretáceo da Argentina e Madagascar.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of South American Earth Sciences - Volume 25, Issue 2, March 2008, Pages 203–216
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