New occurrences of fossilized feathers: systematics and taphonomy of the Santana Formation of the Araripe Basin (Cretaceous), NE, Brazil

New occurrences of fossilized feathers: systematics and taphonomy of the Santana Formation of the Araripe Basin (Cretaceous), NE, Brazil

Here we describe three fossil feathers from the Early Cretaceous Santana Formation of the Araripe Basin, Brazil. Feathers are the most complex multiform vertebrate integuments; they perform different functions, occurring in both avian and non-avian dinosaurs. Despite their rarity, fossil feathers ha...

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Main Authors: Gustavo M.E.M. Prado, Luiz Eduardo Anelli, Setembrino Petri, Guilherme Raffaeli Romero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-07-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Fossil feathers
Systematic paleontology
Vertebrate paleontology
Araripe Basin
Taphonomy
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1916.pdf

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