Collection of fossils in the National Museum of Brazil
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Exhibition of a Tyrannosaurus rex skull in the museum
The National Museum of Brazil collections included an exhibition of fossils.[1]
The current status of the collection is unknown after the fire that destroyed the museum in September 2018.
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Angaturama limai skeleton, indeterminate pterosaur skeleton and a spinosaur sacrum (possibly belonging to Angaturama or Irritator) | 110 Ma | Early Cretaceous | Santana Formation | [2] |
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Lambeosaurus skull | 75 Ma | Late Cretaceous | Dinosaur Park Formation | |
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Tyrannosaurus rex skull | 65 Ma | Late Cretaceous | ||
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Luzia Woman | 11 ka | Found in Lapa Vermelha IV, Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||
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Dinodontosaurus skeleton | 290-225 Ma | Permian-Triassic | Santa Maria Formation | |
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Santanaraptor skeleton | 110 Ma | Early Cretaceous | Santana Formation | |
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Saber-toothed cat skeleton | 1.8 Ma | Pleistocene | ||
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Odonata fossil | 105 Ma | Early Cretaceous | Crato Formation | [3] |
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Maxakalisaurus topai skeleton (replica) | 80 Ma | Late Cretaceous | Adamantina Formation | [4] |
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Pterosaur wing | ||||
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Eremotherium skeleton | 1.8 Ma | [5] | ||
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Tupandactylus skeleton | 115 Ma | Early Cretaceous | Crato Formation | |
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Tropeognathus mesembrinus skeleton | 110 Ma | Early Cretaceous | Santana Formation | |
Dastilbe crandalli | 105-110 Ma | Early Cretaceous | Crato & Santana Formations | [6] | |
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Psaronius brasiliensis | 270 Ma | Permian | Piauí | [7] |
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Spiders | 105 Ma | Early Cretaceous | Crato Formation | [8] |
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Annularia, , , Calamites, Cyclopteris, Equisetites, , , Lepidodendron, Lepidophyllum, Neuropteris, , Pecopteris, Sphenopteris, Sigillaria, Stigmaria, , | Carboniferous | Europe | [9] | |
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105 Ma | Early Cretaceous | Crato Formation | [10] | ||
Araripemys barretoi | 110 Ma | Early Cretaceous | Santana Formation | [11] | |
Bauruemys elegans | 80 Ma | Late Cretaceous | Presidente Prudente Formation | [12] | |
Beurlenia araripensis | 105 Ma | Early Cretaceous | Crato Formation | [13] | |
Araripichthys castilhoi | 105-110 Ma | Early Cretaceous | Crato & Santana Formations | [14] | |
Stereosternum | 275 Ma | Permian | Irati Formation | [15] | |
Lizard | 105 Ma | Early Cretaceous | Crato Formation | [16] |
See also[]
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References[]
- ^ "Paleontologia" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ Angaturama limai
- ^ Odonata
- ^ Maxakalisaurus topai (replica)
- ^ Eremotherium
- ^ Dastilbe crandalli
- ^ Psaronius brasiliensis
- ^ Spider
- ^ Sequeira Fernandes et al., 2014, p.10
- ^ Protoischnurus axelrodorum
- ^ Araripemys barretoi
- ^ Bauruemys elegans
- ^ Beurlenia araripensis
- ^ Araripichthys castilhoi
- ^ Stereosternum
- ^ Lizard
Bibliography[]
- O Museu Nacional, suas análises de carvão mineral e a coleção de fósseis vegetais carboníferos no século XIX. Filosofia e História da Biologia 9. 1–18. Accessed 2018-09-06. ; ; , and . 2014.
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