Itapecuru Formation

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It was formed during the Aptian to Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]

Fossil content

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Dinosaurs

Sauropods

Sauropods of the Itapecuru Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Amazonsaurus[3] A. maranhensis A rebbachisaurid sauropod
Sauropoda indet.[2] Indeterminate

Theropods

Theropods of the Itapecuru Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Abelisauridae Indet.[2] Indeterminate
Carcharodontosauridae Indet.[4] Indeterminate Tooth
Oxalaia[2] O. quilombensis A spinosaurid theropod
Theropoda indet.[2] Indeterminate

Crocodylomorphs

Crocodylomorphs of the Itapecuru Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Candidodon[5] C. itapecuruense A candidodontid notosuchian

Turtles

Turtles of the Itapecuru Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Araripemys A. barretoi A araripemydid side-necked turtle
Itapecuruemys[6] I. amazoniensis A bothremydid side-necked turtle

Fish

Fishes of the Itapecuru Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Arganodus A. tiguidiensis A arganodontid lungfish
Ceratodus C. africanus A ceradodontid lungfish
Mawsonia M. gigas A mawsoniid coelacanth

See also

References

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  2. ↑ a b c d e Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, South America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 600-604. Template:ISBN.
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  5. ↑ Candidodon itapecuruense type locality at Fossilworks.org
  6. ↑ Batista, Diego L.; de Sousa Carvalho, I.; de la Fuente, M.S. (2020). "A new Cretaceous (Pleurodira: Pelomedusoides) from the Lower Cretaceous of Parnaíba Basin, Brazil": Journal of South American Earth Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102872

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