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First Upper Cretaceous notosuchians (Crocodyliformes) from the Uberaba Formation (Bauru Group), southeastern Brazil: Enhancing crocodyliform diversity

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Author(s):
Marinho, Thiago S. [1, 2] ; Martinelli, Agustin G. [2, 3] ; Basilici, Giorgio [4, 5] ; Soares, Marcus Vinicius T. [4] ; Marconato, Andre [6] ; Ribeiro, Luiz C. B. [2] ; Iori, V, Fabiano
Total Authors: 7
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Triangulo Mineiro UFTM, Inst Ciencias Exatas Nat & Educ ICENE, Av Randolfo Borges Jr 1400, BR-38064200 Uberaba, MG - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Triangulo Mineiro, Pro Reitoria Extensao Univ, Ctr Pesquisas Paleontol LI Price, Uberaba, MG - Brazil
[3] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, Museo Argentino Ciencias Nat Bernardino Rivadavia, Secc Paleontol Vertebrados, Av Angel Gallardo 470, C1405DJR, Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina
[4] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Geosci, Dept Geol & Nat Resources, BR-13083870 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[5] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, Ctr Reg Invest Cient & Transferencia Tecnol, Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina
[6] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Geociencias, Rua Lago 562, BR-05508080 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 6
Document type: Journal article
Source: CRETACEOUS RESEARCH; v. 129, JAN 2022.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Notosuchians are the most diverse group and are frequently found in rocks of the Upper Cretaceous Bauru Group of southeastern Brazil. These crocodyliforms occupied several different terrestrial ecological niches, ranging from small to large bodied forms, including hypercarnivore to strictly herbivore animals. Most of this diversity comes from the Adamantina and Serra da Galga formations, where baurusuchids, peirosaurids and the so called ``advanced notosuchians{''} are common occurrences. In this context, the Serra da Galga Formation (formerly Serra da Galga Member of the Marilia Formation), that crops out at the Uberaba region, stands out as one of the most prolific Upper Cretaceous units in Brazil. The Uberaba Formation is another unit present in this area, underlying the Serra da Galga Formation, but to date, its crocodyliform diversity is virtually unknown. Here we describe the first notosuchians remains from the Uberaba Formation, and the first new taxon from this unit, Eptalofosuchus viridi gen. et sp. nov., based on a partial dentary with some teeth of an ``advanced notosuchian{''}. The other remains include isolated teeth of a large baurusuchid and a possible longirostrine peirosaurid, suggesting that the Uberaba Formation shared a similar notosuchian fauna with that present in the Adamantina and Sao Jose do Rio Preto formations. (C) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 18/10574-8 - Distribution of sediments and palaeosols in ancient distributive fluvial systems: proxies for palaeoenvironmental and stratigraphic interpretations
Grantee:Marcus Vinícius Theodoro Soares
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate