INVESTIGADORES
MARSICANO Claudia Alicia
artículos
Título:
Eotriassic temnospondyl skull fragments from southern South America (Paraná Basin, Brazil)
Autor/es:
DIAS-DA-SILVA, SERGIO; MARSICANO, CLAUDIA; SCHULZ, CESAR
Revista:
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PALEONTOLOGIA
Editorial:
Sociedad Brasileira de Plaeontologia
Referencias:
Año: 2005 vol. 8 p. 43 - 50
ISSN:
1519-7530
Resumen:
ABSTRACT - Fragmentary eotriassic temnospondyl skull remains have been recovered from levels of the Sanga
do Cabral Formation in the Paraná Basin. Despite the fragmentary nature of the material, several specimens can
be identified and described herein. Some are tentatively attributed to rhytidosteids, based on the ornamentation
of the dermal bones, and others are identified simply as Temnospondyli incertae sedis. The rhytidosteids seem
to have dominated aquatic environments during the Early Triassic and some paleoecological implications are
discussed. In the Upper Permian, medium-large rhinesuchid faunas inhabited the Paraná Basin and by the end of
Paleozoic they become extinct. During the Lower Triassic, they were replaced, by a quite abundant fauna mainly
represented by small rhytidosteids. The uppermost Permian strata in the Paraná Basin are represented by the
Pirambóia Formation which was deposited under aeolian conditions. so the environmental conditions had
changed from humid to arid. This could help to explain the sudden disappearance of the rhinesuchids from this
depocenter at the end of Permian. When more humid conditions returned to this basin during the Early Triassic,
the rhytidosteids might had been the first group to arrive. However, an alternative explanation is that this
abundance of rhytidosteids be a taphonomic artifact that only preserved animals from selected habitats.
to have dominated aquatic environments during the Early Triassic and some paleoecological implications are
discussed. In the Upper Permian, medium-large rhinesuchid faunas inhabited the Paraná Basin and by the end of
Paleozoic they become extinct. During the Lower Triassic, they were replaced, by a quite abundant fauna mainly
represented by small rhytidosteids. The uppermost Permian strata in the Paraná Basin are represented by the
Pirambóia Formation which was deposited under aeolian conditions. so the environmental conditions had
changed from humid to arid. This could help to explain the sudden disappearance of the rhinesuchids from this
depocenter at the end of Permian. When more humid conditions returned to this basin during the Early Triassic,
the rhytidosteids might had been the first group to arrive. However, an alternative explanation is that this
abundance of rhytidosteids be a taphonomic artifact that only preserved animals from selected habitats.
incertae sedis. The rhytidosteids seem
to have dominated aquatic environments during the Early Triassic and some paleoecological implications are
discussed. In the Upper Permian, medium-large rhinesuchid faunas inhabited the Paraná Basin and by the end of
Paleozoic they become extinct. During the Lower Triassic, they were replaced, by a quite abundant fauna mainly
represented by small rhytidosteids. The uppermost Permian strata in the Paraná Basin are represented by the
Pirambóia Formation which was deposited under aeolian conditions. so the environmental conditions had
changed from humid to arid. This could help to explain the sudden disappearance of the rhinesuchids from this
depocenter at the end of Permian. When more humid conditions returned to this basin during the Early Triassic,
the rhytidosteids might had been the first group to arrive. However, an alternative explanation is that this
abundance of rhytidosteids be a taphonomic artifact that only preserved animals from selected habitats.