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Itapecuru, Maranhão, Brazil
Formation | Itapecuru |
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Age: | 101 - 94 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Interval | Aptian - Albian |
Lithology | sandstone/mudstone, "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic", siltstone |
Number of Collections | 3 |
Number of Occurrences | 6 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Mata locality | Maranhão, Brazil | Itapecuru |
Sao Luis | Maranhão, Brazil | Itapecuru |
BR-222 bridge | Maranhão, Brazil | Itapecuru |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Crocodylia order | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia | 125 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Candidodon itapecuruense species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Candidodontidae : Candidodon : Candidodon itapecuruense | 113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Plesiosauria unranked clade | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Plesiosauria | 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Testudines order | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines | 125 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Theropoda unranked clade | Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda | 125 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Amazonsaurus maranhensis species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Rebbachisauridae : Amazonsaurus : Amazonsaurus maranhensis | 125 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!