Santana Fossils

Prévia do material em texto

Front Cover
	Back Cover
	Title Page
	Copyright details
	Contents
	Foreword
	List of contributors
	Preface
	1: Introduction
	2: The occurrence
	3: The changing patterns of life
	4: Continents Adrift
	5: Cretaceous Sedimentary Basins in Brazil
	6: Succession within the Araripe Basin
	7: Zonation of the Brazilian Lower Cretaceous
	8: Paleogeography of the Araripe Basin
	9: An Ocean is formed
	10: Fossil forensics
	Taphonomy: an introduction
	Accident investigation
	Concretions: fossils in the round
	Description of the concretions
	Shapes and sizes
	Faunal and floral distributions
	Previous taphonomic investigations
	Taphonomic pattern of the Santana Fm Concretions
	Stratigraphic setting
	Ecological Spectrum
	Necrolytic features
	Biostratinomic features
	Diagenetic features
	Chapter 11: Local Collecting preparation methods
	Chapter 12: Laboratory preparation techniques
	Abbreviations
	Chap 13: Systematic Atlas - Fishes
	Tribodus Brito and Ferreira, 1989
	Rhinobatos Link, 1790
	Araripelepidotes Silva Santos, 1985
	Neoproscinetes Figueiredo and Silva Santos, 1987
	iemanja Wenz, 1989
	Calamopleurus Agassiz, 1841
	Oshunia Wenz and Kellner, 1986
	Ophiopsis
	Vinctifer Jordan, 1919
	Cladocyclus Agassiz, 1841
	Araripichthys Silva Santos, 1985
	Brannerion Jordan, 1919
	Paraelops Silva Santos, 1971
	Rhacolepis Agassiz, 1841
	Notelops Woodward, 1901
	Leptolepis
	Dastilbe Jordan, 1910
	Tharrhias Jordan and Branner, 1908
	Undetermined Santana clupeiform
	Axelrodichthys Maisey, 1986
	Mawsonia Woodward, 1907
	Chap 13: Systematic Atlas - Frogs
	Order: Anura
	Chap 13: Systematic Atlas - Turtles
	Araripemys Price, 1973
	Primitive Pelomedusid turtle
	Chap 13: Systematic Atlas - Crocodiles
	Araripesuchus Price, 1959
	Itasuchus Price, 1955
	Chap 13: Systematic Atlas - Pterosaurs
	Note
	Introduction
	Systematics & taxonomy
	From Dr. Wellnhofer
	Araripesaurus
	Brasileodactylus
	Santanadactylus
	Anhanguera
	Tropeognathus
	Araripedactylus
	Cearadactylus
	Notes & comments
	From Dr. Kellner
	Tapejara
	Tupuxuara
	Chap 13: Systematic Atlas - Dinosaurs
	Introduction
	From Araripe Basin
	From other Brazilian localities
	Chap 13: Systematic Atlas - Birds
	Undetermined feather
	Chap 13: Systematic Atlas - Echinodermata
	Pygurus
	Pygidiolampas
	Chap 13: Systematic Atlas - Insects
	Introduction
	Ephemeroptera
	Odonata
	Blattodea
	Isoptera
	Orthoptera
	Dermaptera
	Homoptera
	Heteroptera
	Hymenoptera
	Neuroptera
	Raphidioptera
	Coleoptera
	Trichoptera
	Diptera
	Conclusions
	Appendix: Fossil insect from the Santana Fm (Crato Member)
	Chap 13: Systematic Atlas - Arachnids
	Spiders
	Scorpions
	Chap 13: Systematic Atlas - Crustaceans
	Ostracods
	Pattersoncypris
	Copepods
	Kabatarina
	Fairy Shrimp
	Clam Shrimp
	Shrimp
	Crab
	Chap 13: Systematic Atlas - Molluscs
	Chap 13: Systematic Atlas - Fossil Plants
	Introduction
	Palynostratigraphy
	Palynoflora vs Macroflora
	Paleobotanical Evidence on Paleoecology
	Evolution
	Chap 14: Concluding Remarks
	Introduction
	Paleontology
	Paleoecology & Paleoenvironment
	Biogeography
	Conservation
	Appendix one: Fossil insects from the Santana Fm
	Glossary
	Bibliography
	Index