CROCODILIAN REMAINS FROM BAURU GROUP (UPPER CRETACEOUS) OF GOIÁS STATE, BRAZIL: A CORRELATION WITH THE RECORDS OF MINAS GERAIS AND SÃO PAULO AND GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE IMPORTANCE
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Late Cretaceous, Crocodyliformes, Bauru Group, PreparationResumo
The Bauru Group is one of the best-known Cretaceous sedimentary deposits in Brazil. Among its units, the Adamantina and Marília formations stand out as the most productive in terms of vertebrate fossils, especially Crocodyliformes. In Goiás, these formations are present in the municipalities of Quirinópolis and Rio Verde, where the first fossil vertebrate records occur; however, these sites remain poorly explored. In this work, we redescribe two Crocodyliformes remains (Paleo-UFG/V 0023 and Paleo-UFG/V 0024) found in these municipalities. Despite being poorly known at a broader taxonomic level, the crocodilians of the Bauru Group in Goiás present similar faunal composition to the records from the states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo for the Campanian-Maastrichtian. These records provide new information for the region and contribute to paleontological studies and the advancement of knowledge about the diversity of Cretaceous vertebrate fauna.
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