Marilia Formation
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The Marília Formation is a geological formation in Brazil whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous
. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Late Cretaceous
The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series...
. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Crurotarsans
Crocodylomorphs Crocodylomorpha The Crocodylomorpha are an important group of archosaurs that include the crocodilians and their extinct relatives.During Mesozoic and early Tertiary times the Crocodylomorpha were far more diverse than they are now. Triassic forms were small, lightly built, active terrestrial animals. These were... of the Marilia Formation |
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Itasuchus Itasuchus Itasuchus is an extinct genus of crocodylomorph from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil. Fossils of the type species I. jesuinoi, first described in 1955 by Llewellyn Ivor Price, have been found from the Marília Formation in Uberaba, Brazil.... |
I. jesuinoi |
Area 2 |
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Peirosaurus Peirosaurus Peirosaurus is an extinct genus of peirosaurid crocodylomorph. It is the type genus of the family Peirosauridae. Fossils of the type species P. tormini, first described in 1955, have been found from the Marília Formation in Uberaba, Brazil and date back to the late Maastrichtian stage of the Late... |
P. tormini |
Area 2 |
A peirosaurid Peirosauridae Peirosauridae is a Gondwanan family of mesoeucrocodylians that lived during the Cretaceous period. It was a clade of terrestrial crocodyliforms that evolved a rather dog-like form, and were terrestrial carnivores. It was phylogenetically defined in 2004 as the most recent common ancestor of... . Also found in the Bajo de la Carpa Formation Bajo de la Carpa Formation The Bajo de la Carpa Formation is a geologic formation that outcrops in Patagonia, in the provinces of Río Negro and Neuquén, Argentina. It is the first of two formations belonging to the Río Colorado Subgroup within the Neuquén Group... in Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... . |
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Uberabasuchus Uberabasuchus Uberabasuchus is an extinct genus of crocodylomorph from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil.-Sources:* - original description of genus... |
U. terrificus |
Area 2 |
A peirosaurid or a basal sebecosuchia Sebecosuchia Sebecosuchia is an extinct group of mesoeucrocodylian crocodyliforms that includes the families Sebecidae and Baurusuchidae. The group first appeared in the Late Cretaceous with the baurusuchids and went extinct in the Miocene with the last sebecids. Fossils have been found primarily from South... n |
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Ornithodirans
Three distinct titanosaurids denoted as forms A, B, and C have been found in Area 4. Titanosaurine remains are known from Areas 1 and 2. Indeterminate theropod remains known from Area 1. Indeterminate maniraptor remains known from Area 1. Indeterminate abelisaurid remains are known from Areas 1 and 2. Indeterminate Carcharodontosaurid remains are known from Area 1.Dinosaurs of the Marilia Formation | ||||||
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Aeolosaurus Aeolosaurus Aeolosaurus is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period of what is now South America. Like most sauropods, it would have been a quadrupedal herbivore with a long neck and tail... |
Indeterminate |
A titanosaurian |
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Baurutitan Baurutitan Baurutitan was a genus of sauropod dinosaur that appeared in the Late Cretaceous Period. This plant eater grew up to 79 feet long. It was a titanosaur which lived in what is now present-day Brazil.... |
B. britoi |
Area 1 |
A titanosaurian |
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Titanosaurus Titanosaurus Titanosaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur, first described by Lydekker in 1877. It is known from the Maastrichtian Lameta Formation of India... |
Indeterminate |
Area 1 |
A titanosaurian |
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Trigonosaurus Trigonosaurus Trigonosaurus is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period of what is now Brazil. The type species, Trigonosaurus pricei, was first described by Campos, Kellner, Bertini, and Santucci in 2005. It is based on two specimens, both consisting mainly of vertebrae... |
T. pricei |
Area 1 |
A titanosaurian |
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Uberabatitan Uberabatitan Uberabatitan is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil. It is known from bones including neck, back, and tail vertebrae, pelvic bones, and limb bones... |
U. ribeiroi |
A titanosaurian |