The Families Veneridae, Trochidae, Akeridae and Acteonidae (Mollusca), in the Romualdo Formation: Paleoecological and Paleobiogeographic Aspects in the Lower Cretaceous of the Araripe Basin, NE of Brazil

Fossil mollusks in the Araripe Sedimentary Basin have been reported since the 1960s, with bivalves present in the Crato and Romualdo formations and gastropods restricted to the latter. The identification and description of those mollusks have assisted in the paleoenvironmental reconstruction of th...

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Main Authors: Priscilla Albuquerque Pereira, Rita de Cassia Tardin Cassab, Alcina Magnólia Franca Barreto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2019-03-01
Series:Anuário do Instituto de Geociências
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Online Access:http://www.anuario.igeo.ufrj.br/2018_03/2018_3_137_152.pdf