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First dinosaur record from the marília formation (Maastrichtian) in the gurinhatã municipality, Minas Gerais state, Brazil

  • Ramon Cavalcanti*
  • , Carlos Roberto Dos Anjos Candeiro
  • , Stephen Louis Brusatte
  • , Emerson Ferreira De Oliveira
  • , Luciano Da Silva Vidal
  • , Musa Maria Nogueira Gomes
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Titanosaurs are one of the most common dinosaurs found in Cretaceous outcrops, especially in Brazil. In this article we describe a proximal portion of an ulna (Paleo-UFG/V-0039) which was found isolated Paleo-UFG/V-0039 comes from a sandstone outcrop, with fine to medium granulation, of the Marília Formation (Bauru Group) that appears irregularly in the municipality of Gurinhatã, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The occurrence described here is the first dinosaur osteological remains documented in this municipality. Although incomplete, Paleo-UFG/V-0039 could be identified as an indeterminate lithostrotian titanosaur whose morphology is similar to some appendicular elements of European species than South American ones. However, the incompleteness of the specimen has difficult complex interpretations. Finally, Paleo-UFG/V-0039 highlights the importance of the Gurinhatã outcrops and other sites in this region for future discoveries.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere20216175
JournalPapeis Avulsos de Zoologia
Volume61
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Sept 2021

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Appendicular bones
  • Brazil
  • Late Cretacous
  • Lithostrotian
  • Sauropod
  • Triângulo Mineiro region

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