Towards an actualistic view of the Crato Konservat-Lagerstätte paleoenvironment: A new hypothesis as an Early Cretaceous (Aptian) equatorial and semi-arid wetland
An alternative hypothesis concerning the paleoecological and paleoenvironmental
depositional conditions of the Crato Konservat-Lagerstätte (CKL), Crato Formation, Aptian …
depositional conditions of the Crato Konservat-Lagerstätte (CKL), Crato Formation, Aptian …
Microbially mediated fossil concretions and their characterization by the latest methodologies: A review
The study of well-preserved organic matter (OM) within mineral concretions has provided
key insights into depositional and environmental conditions in deep time. Concretions of …
key insights into depositional and environmental conditions in deep time. Concretions of …
Mixed siliciclastic–carbonate sedimentation in an evolving epicontinental sea: Aptian record of marginal marine settings in the interior basins of north‐eastern Brazil
The Aptian evaporitic transitional sequence (sag phase) of the Brazilian marginal basins
records the first connection between the Central and South Atlantic oceans in the equatorial …
records the first connection between the Central and South Atlantic oceans in the equatorial …
Early Aptian marine incursions in the interior of northeastern Brazil following the Gondwana breakup
G Fauth, HP Kern, J Villegas-Martín… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
This study reports a set of primeval marine incursions identified in two drill cores, 1PS-06-
CE, and 1PS-10-CE, which recovered the Barbalha Formation, Araripe Basin, Brazil. Based …
CE, and 1PS-10-CE, which recovered the Barbalha Formation, Araripe Basin, Brazil. Based …
Mayfly larvae preservation from the Early Cretaceous of Brazilian Gondwana: Analogies with modern mats and other Lagerstätten
JJ Dias, I de Souza Carvalho, ÁD Buscalioni… - Gondwana …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Crato Formation paleoentomofauna is noticeable for its high abundance,
diversity and morphological fidelity, so the preservational approach of the Ephemeroptera …
diversity and morphological fidelity, so the preservational approach of the Ephemeroptera …
The role of microbial mats in the exquisite preservation of Aptian insect fossils from the Crato Lagerstätte, Brazil
JJ Dias, I de Souza Carvalho - Cretaceous Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The insect fossils recorded in the lithographic limestones of the Crato Formation (Aptian of
the Araripe Basin, Brazil) have a high degree of morphological fidelity of external and …
the Araripe Basin, Brazil) have a high degree of morphological fidelity of external and …
Evaluation of distinct soft-sediment deformation triggers in mixed carbonate-siliciclastic systems: Lessons from the Brazilian Pre-Salt analogue Crato Formation …
Soft-sediment deformation structures (SSDSs) are ubiquitous in several depositional
sedimentary environments and can be triggered by autogenic-and allogenic-related …
sedimentary environments and can be triggered by autogenic-and allogenic-related …
Marine or freshwater? Accessing the paleoenvironmental parameters of the Caldas Bed, a key marker bed in the Crato Formation (Araripe Basin, NE Brazil)
Abstract The Aptian Crato Formation is world renowned for its well-preserved fossils in
microbially-induced laminated limestones, which are regarded as one of the main …
microbially-induced laminated limestones, which are regarded as one of the main …
Soft tissue histology of insect larvae decayed in laboratory experiments using microbial mats: Taphonomic comparison with Cretaceous fossil insects from the …
M Iniesto, P Gutiérrez-Silva, JJ Dias, IS Carvalho… - Palaeogeography …, 2021 - Elsevier
Experimental taphonomy using microbial mats offers new insights into the mechanisms
involved in the decay of organisms and their preservation as fossils. In this paper, the …
involved in the decay of organisms and their preservation as fossils. In this paper, the …
Effects of chemical weathering on the exceptional preservation of mineralized insects from the Crato Formation, Cretaceous of Brazil: implications for late diagenesis …
FI Bezerra, JH da Silva, EVH Agressot… - Geological …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Many studies have improved our understanding of the mode of preservation at the Crato
fossil Lagerstätte. The high degree of preservation of the Crato mineralized insects is …
fossil Lagerstätte. The high degree of preservation of the Crato mineralized insects is …