Abstract

The Peirópolis paleontological site (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian) in Minas Gerais State, Brazil yielded an important assemblage of fossil vertebrates. The typical occurrence of South American widespread taxa in Peirópolis is important for correlation between the Brazilian Bauru Basin and Argentinean Late Cretaceous basins. The fishes, turtles, anuran, crocodilians and dinosaurs known from Peirópolis (Marília Formation) resemble the Patagonian latest Late Cretaceous vertebrate faunas but lacks ornithischian dinosaurs.

Details

Title
VERTEBRATES OF THE MARÍLIA FORMATION (LATE MAASTRICHTIAN) FROM THE PEIRÓPOLIS PALEONTOLOGICAL SITE: TOWARD A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
Author
Candeiro, Carlos Roberto A
Pages
6-15
Publication year
2009
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
ISSN
17946190
e-ISSN
23393459
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1677639914
Copyright
Copyright Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2009