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9780521300803

The Crato Fossil Beds of Brazil: Window into an Ancient World

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  • ISBN13:

    9780521300803

  • ISBN10:

    0521300800

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-06-30
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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This beautifully illustrated 2007 volume describes the entire flora and fauna of the famous Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil - one of the world's most important fossil deposits, exhibiting exceptional preservation. A wide range of invertebrates and vertebrates are covered, including extended sections on pterosaurs and insects. Two chapters are devoted to plants. Many of the chapters include descriptions of new species and re-descriptions and appraisals of taxa published in obscure places, rendering them available to a wider audience. Fossil descriptions are supported by detailed explanations of the geological history of the deposit and its tectonic setting. Drawing on expertise from around the world and specimens from the most important museum collections, this book forms an essential reference for researchers and enthusiasts with an interest in Mesozoic fossils.

Table of Contents

The Crato Formation
Introduction to the Crato Formation
The geology of the crato formation
Stratigraphy of the Crato Formation
The sedimentology and depositional environment of the Crato Formation
Commercial exploitation of the Crato Formation
The invertebrate fauna
Preparation techniques for Crato Formation fossils
Taphonomy and preservation of Crato Formation arthropods
Chilopoda - centipedes
Arachnida - spiders, scorpions and allies
Crustacea of the Crato Formation Gunter Schweigert
Insects of the Crato Formation Günter Bechly
The vertebrate fauna
The Crato Formation fish fauna
Anurans of the Crato Formation
Turtles of the Crato Formation
Lizards of the Crato Formation
Crocodilians of the Crato Formation: evidence for enigmatic species Eberhard
Pterosaurs of the Crato Formation
Birds of the crato formation
The Flora
Flora Barbara
Spores and pollen from the Crato Formation: biostratigraphic and palaeoenvironmental implications
Miscellanea
Miscellaneous biota
Appendix: Species list for the crato formation
Systematic index
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