Shark scales (Pisces: Chondrichthyes) of Pirabas Formation (Eomiocen), Pará, Brazil

Authors

  • Samantha Florinda Cecim Carvalho de Oliveira Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi image/svg+xml
  • Peter Mann de Toledo National Institute for Space Research image/svg+xml
  • Sue Anne Regina Ferreira da Costa Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46357/bcnaturais.v3i3.678

Keywords:

Pirabas Formation, Scales, Sharks

Abstract

The lack of stratigraphic localization of shark fossils collected in the Pirabas Formation has made it difficult to use them in paleoecological interpretation and distribution in time. As a way to fill this gap in our knowledge, the screenwashing technique was used in 14 samples, stratigraphically controlled and hailing from the B17 mine (CIBRASA S/A), in Capanema. This provided the first collection and description of shark scales. There are 400 specimens, which can be divided into seven morphotypes according to the format and topography found on the dental crown. These morphotypes were found in all levels and they belong to the orders Orectolobiformes, Carcarhiniformes and Lamniformes, that were already described from the Pirabas Formation and confirm the shallow, marine and tropical environment.

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Published

12/22/2008

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Vol. 3 No. 3 (2008): Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais

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How to Cite

de Oliveira, S. F. C. C., Toledo, P. M. de, & Costa, S. A. R. F. da. (2008). Shark scales (Pisces: Chondrichthyes) of Pirabas Formation (Eomiocen), Pará, Brazil. Boletim Do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi - Ciências Naturais, 3(3), 241-254. https://doi.org/10.46357/bcnaturais.v3i3.678

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