The Crato Fossil Beds of Brazil
Window into an Ancient World
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- Authors:
- David M. Martill, University of Portsmouth
- Günter Bechly, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Stuttgart
- Robert F. Loveridge, University of Portsmouth
- Date Published: February 2008
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521858670
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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.
Read more- Includes 32 pages of beautiful colour photographs of the most exceptional specimens
- Written by an international team of over 30 experts
- Draws together descriptions of species that are not easily accessible elsewhere
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"… beautifully illustrated … this book provides the most up-to-date information and a comprehensive treatise on the Crato Formation."
- Journal of Vertebrate PalaeontologySee more reviews"This book shows a complete and very detailed review of one of the most important Mesozoic deposit exhibiting exceptional preservations. … very detailed and sumptuously illustrated …"
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- Date Published: February 2008
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521858670
- length: 624 pages
- dimensions: 253 x 178 x 34 mm
- weight: 1.48kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Part I. The Crato Formation Konservat Lagerstätte:
1. Introduction to the Crato Formation David M. Martill
2. The geology of the crato formation David M. Martill
3. Stratigraphy of the Crato Formation David M. Martill and Ulrich Heimhofer
4. The sedimentology and depositional environment of the Crato Formation Ulrich Heimhofer and David M. Martill
5. Commercial exploitation of the Crato Formation Artur Andrade
Part II. The invertebrate fauna:
6. Preparation techniques for Crato Formation fossils Michael Schwickert
7. Taphonomy and preservation of Crato Formation arthropods Federica Menon and David M. Martill
8. Chilopoda - centipedes David M. Martill
9. Arachnida - spiders, scorpions and allies Jason A. Dunlop, Paul Selden and Federica Menon
10. Crustacea of the Crato Formation Gunter Schweigert, David M. Martill and Mark Williams
11. Insects of the Crato Formation Günter Bechly, Arnold Staniczek, Rainer Willman, Fabian Haas, David A. Grimaldi, Sam W. Heads, Rafael Gioia Martins-Neto, Federica Menon, Sam W. Heads, Jacek Szwedo, Yuri A. Popov, Karin Wolf-Schwenninger, Wolfgang Schawaller, Till Osten and Jana Willkommen
Part III. The vertebrate fauna:
12. The Crato Formation fish fauna Paulo M. Brito
13. Anurans of the Crato Formation Maria Eduarda Leal, David M. Martill and Paulo M. Brito
14. Turtles of the Crato Formation Darren Naish
15. Lizards of the Crato Formation David M. Martill
16. Crocodilians of the Crato Formation: evidence for enigmatic species Eberhard 'Dino' Frey and Steven Walter Salisbury
17. Pterosaurs of the Crato Formation David M. Unwin and David M. Martill
18. Birds of the crato formation Darren Naish, David M. Martill and Ian Merrick
Part IV. The Flora:
19. Flora Barbara A. R. Mohr, Mary E. C. Bernardes-de-Oliveira and Robert F. Loveridge
20. Spores and pollen from the Crato Formation: biostratigraphic and palaeoenvironmental implications David J. Batten
Part V. Miscellanea:
21. Miscellaneous biota David M. Martill
Appendix: Species list for the crato formation
Systematic index.-
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