First titanosaur dinosaur nesting site from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil

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Fiorelli, Lucas Ernesto; Martinelli, Agustín Guillermo; da Silva, João Ismael; Hechenleitner, Esteban Martín; Soares, Marcus Vinícius Theodoro; Silva Junior, Julian C. G.; da Silva, José Carlos; Borges, Élbia Messias Roteli; Borges Ribeiro, Luiz Carlos; Marconato, André; Basilici, Giorgio; da Silva Marinho, Thiago
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2022
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Titanosaurs were successful herbivorous dinosaurs widely distributed in all continents during the Cretaceous, with the major diversity in South America. The success of titanosaurs was probably due to several physiological and ecological factors, in addition to a series of morphological traits they achieved during their evolutionary history. However, the generalist nesting behaviour using different palaeoenvironments and strategies was key to accomplish that success. Titanosaur nesting sites have been found extensively around the world, with notable records in Spain, France, Romania, India, and, especially, Argentina. Here, we describe the first titanosaur nesting site from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil that represents the most boreal nesting site for South America. Several egg-clutches, partially preserved, isolated eggs and many eggshell fragments were discovered in an Inceptisol palaeosol profile of the mining Lafarge Quarry, at the Ponte Alta District (Uberaba Municipality, Minas Gerais State), corresponding to the Serra da Galga Formation (Bauru Group, Bauru Basin). Although classical mechanical preparation and CT scans have not revealed embryonic remains in ovo, the eggs and eggshell features match those eggs containing titanosaurian embryos found worldwide. The morphology of the egg-clutches and observations of the sedimentary characteristics bolster the hypothesis that these sauropods were burrow-nester dinosaurs, as was already suggested for the group based on other nesting sites. The egg-clutches distributed in two levels along the Lafarge outcrops, together with the geopalaeontological data collected, provide clear evidence for the first colonial nesting and breeding area of titanosaur dinosaurs in Brazil.
Fil: Fiorelli, Lucas Ernesto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de Catamarca. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Secretaría de Industria y Minería. Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Provincia de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja; Argentina
Fil: Martinelli, Agustín Guillermo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina. Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro; Brasil
Fil: da Silva, João Ismael. Prefeitura Municipal de Uberaba; Brasil. Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro; Brasil
Fil: Hechenleitner, Esteban Martín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de Catamarca. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Secretaría de Industria y Minería. Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Provincia de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Rioja; Argentina
Fil: Soares, Marcus Vinícius Theodoro. Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Brasil
Fil: Silva Junior, Julian C. G.. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil. Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro; Brasil
Fil: da Silva, José Carlos. Associação Brasileira dos Criadores de Zebu; Brasil
Fil: Borges, Élbia Messias Roteli. Escola Estadual Presidente João Pinheiro; Brasil
Fil: Borges Ribeiro, Luiz Carlos. Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro; Brasil. Associação Brasileira dos Criadores de Zebu; Brasil
Fil: Marconato, André. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil
Fil: Basilici, Giorgio. Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Brasil. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de Catamarca. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Secretaría de Industria y Minería. Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Provincia de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja; Argentina
Fil: da Silva Marinho, Thiago. Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro; Brasil
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spelling First titanosaur dinosaur nesting site from the Late Cretaceous of BrazilFiorelli, Lucas ErnestoMartinelli, Agustín Guillermoda Silva, João IsmaelHechenleitner, Esteban MartínSoares, Marcus Vinícius TheodoroSilva Junior, Julian C. G.da Silva, José CarlosBorges, Élbia Messias RoteliBorges Ribeiro, Luiz CarlosMarconato, AndréBasilici, Giorgioda Silva Marinho, ThiagoCRETACICODINOSAURIANESTING SITETITANOSAURIAhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Titanosaurs were successful herbivorous dinosaurs widely distributed in all continents during the Cretaceous, with the major diversity in South America. The success of titanosaurs was probably due to several physiological and ecological factors, in addition to a series of morphological traits they achieved during their evolutionary history. However, the generalist nesting behaviour using different palaeoenvironments and strategies was key to accomplish that success. Titanosaur nesting sites have been found extensively around the world, with notable records in Spain, France, Romania, India, and, especially, Argentina. Here, we describe the first titanosaur nesting site from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil that represents the most boreal nesting site for South America. Several egg-clutches, partially preserved, isolated eggs and many eggshell fragments were discovered in an Inceptisol palaeosol profile of the mining Lafarge Quarry, at the Ponte Alta District (Uberaba Municipality, Minas Gerais State), corresponding to the Serra da Galga Formation (Bauru Group, Bauru Basin). Although classical mechanical preparation and CT scans have not revealed embryonic remains in ovo, the eggs and eggshell features match those eggs containing titanosaurian embryos found worldwide. The morphology of the egg-clutches and observations of the sedimentary characteristics bolster the hypothesis that these sauropods were burrow-nester dinosaurs, as was already suggested for the group based on other nesting sites. The egg-clutches distributed in two levels along the Lafarge outcrops, together with the geopalaeontological data collected, provide clear evidence for the first colonial nesting and breeding area of titanosaur dinosaurs in Brazil.Fil: Fiorelli, Lucas Ernesto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de Catamarca. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Secretaría de Industria y Minería. Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Provincia de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja; ArgentinaFil: Martinelli, Agustín Guillermo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina. Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro; BrasilFil: da Silva, João Ismael. Prefeitura Municipal de Uberaba; Brasil. Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro; BrasilFil: Hechenleitner, Esteban Martín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de Catamarca. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Secretaría de Industria y Minería. Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Provincia de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Rioja; ArgentinaFil: Soares, Marcus Vinícius Theodoro. Universidade Estadual de Campinas; BrasilFil: Silva Junior, Julian C. G.. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil. Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro; BrasilFil: da Silva, José Carlos. Associação Brasileira dos Criadores de Zebu; BrasilFil: Borges, Élbia Messias Roteli. Escola Estadual Presidente João Pinheiro; BrasilFil: Borges Ribeiro, Luiz Carlos. Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro; Brasil. Associação Brasileira dos Criadores de Zebu; BrasilFil: Marconato, André. Universidade de Sao Paulo; BrasilFil: Basilici, Giorgio. Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Brasil. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de Catamarca. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Secretaría de Industria y Minería. Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Provincia de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja; ArgentinaFil: da Silva Marinho, Thiago. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv First titanosaur dinosaur nesting site from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil
title First titanosaur dinosaur nesting site from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil
spellingShingle First titanosaur dinosaur nesting site from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil
Fiorelli, Lucas Ernesto
CRETACICO
DINOSAURIA
NESTING SITE
TITANOSAURIA
title_short First titanosaur dinosaur nesting site from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil
title_full First titanosaur dinosaur nesting site from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil
title_fullStr First titanosaur dinosaur nesting site from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil
title_full_unstemmed First titanosaur dinosaur nesting site from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil
title_sort First titanosaur dinosaur nesting site from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fiorelli, Lucas Ernesto
Martinelli, Agustín Guillermo
da Silva, João Ismael
Hechenleitner, Esteban Martín
Soares, Marcus Vinícius Theodoro
Silva Junior, Julian C. G.
da Silva, José Carlos
Borges, Élbia Messias Roteli
Borges Ribeiro, Luiz Carlos
Marconato, André
Basilici, Giorgio
da Silva Marinho, Thiago
author Fiorelli, Lucas Ernesto
author_facet Fiorelli, Lucas Ernesto
Martinelli, Agustín Guillermo
da Silva, João Ismael
Hechenleitner, Esteban Martín
Soares, Marcus Vinícius Theodoro
Silva Junior, Julian C. G.
da Silva, José Carlos
Borges, Élbia Messias Roteli
Borges Ribeiro, Luiz Carlos
Marconato, André
Basilici, Giorgio
da Silva Marinho, Thiago
author_role author
author2 Martinelli, Agustín Guillermo
da Silva, João Ismael
Hechenleitner, Esteban Martín
Soares, Marcus Vinícius Theodoro
Silva Junior, Julian C. G.
da Silva, José Carlos
Borges, Élbia Messias Roteli
Borges Ribeiro, Luiz Carlos
Marconato, André
Basilici, Giorgio
da Silva Marinho, Thiago
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv CRETACICO
DINOSAURIA
NESTING SITE
TITANOSAURIA
topic CRETACICO
DINOSAURIA
NESTING SITE
TITANOSAURIA
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Titanosaurs were successful herbivorous dinosaurs widely distributed in all continents during the Cretaceous, with the major diversity in South America. The success of titanosaurs was probably due to several physiological and ecological factors, in addition to a series of morphological traits they achieved during their evolutionary history. However, the generalist nesting behaviour using different palaeoenvironments and strategies was key to accomplish that success. Titanosaur nesting sites have been found extensively around the world, with notable records in Spain, France, Romania, India, and, especially, Argentina. Here, we describe the first titanosaur nesting site from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil that represents the most boreal nesting site for South America. Several egg-clutches, partially preserved, isolated eggs and many eggshell fragments were discovered in an Inceptisol palaeosol profile of the mining Lafarge Quarry, at the Ponte Alta District (Uberaba Municipality, Minas Gerais State), corresponding to the Serra da Galga Formation (Bauru Group, Bauru Basin). Although classical mechanical preparation and CT scans have not revealed embryonic remains in ovo, the eggs and eggshell features match those eggs containing titanosaurian embryos found worldwide. The morphology of the egg-clutches and observations of the sedimentary characteristics bolster the hypothesis that these sauropods were burrow-nester dinosaurs, as was already suggested for the group based on other nesting sites. The egg-clutches distributed in two levels along the Lafarge outcrops, together with the geopalaeontological data collected, provide clear evidence for the first colonial nesting and breeding area of titanosaur dinosaurs in Brazil.
Fil: Fiorelli, Lucas Ernesto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de Catamarca. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Secretaría de Industria y Minería. Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Provincia de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja; Argentina
Fil: Martinelli, Agustín Guillermo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina. Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro; Brasil
Fil: da Silva, João Ismael. Prefeitura Municipal de Uberaba; Brasil. Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro; Brasil
Fil: Hechenleitner, Esteban Martín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de Catamarca. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Secretaría de Industria y Minería. Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Provincia de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Rioja; Argentina
Fil: Soares, Marcus Vinícius Theodoro. Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Brasil
Fil: Silva Junior, Julian C. G.. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil. Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro; Brasil
Fil: da Silva, José Carlos. Associação Brasileira dos Criadores de Zebu; Brasil
Fil: Borges, Élbia Messias Roteli. Escola Estadual Presidente João Pinheiro; Brasil
Fil: Borges Ribeiro, Luiz Carlos. Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro; Brasil. Associação Brasileira dos Criadores de Zebu; Brasil
Fil: Marconato, André. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil
Fil: Basilici, Giorgio. Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Brasil. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de Catamarca. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Secretaría de Industria y Minería. Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Provincia de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja; Argentina
Fil: da Silva Marinho, Thiago. Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro; Brasil
description Titanosaurs were successful herbivorous dinosaurs widely distributed in all continents during the Cretaceous, with the major diversity in South America. The success of titanosaurs was probably due to several physiological and ecological factors, in addition to a series of morphological traits they achieved during their evolutionary history. However, the generalist nesting behaviour using different palaeoenvironments and strategies was key to accomplish that success. Titanosaur nesting sites have been found extensively around the world, with notable records in Spain, France, Romania, India, and, especially, Argentina. Here, we describe the first titanosaur nesting site from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil that represents the most boreal nesting site for South America. Several egg-clutches, partially preserved, isolated eggs and many eggshell fragments were discovered in an Inceptisol palaeosol profile of the mining Lafarge Quarry, at the Ponte Alta District (Uberaba Municipality, Minas Gerais State), corresponding to the Serra da Galga Formation (Bauru Group, Bauru Basin). Although classical mechanical preparation and CT scans have not revealed embryonic remains in ovo, the eggs and eggshell features match those eggs containing titanosaurian embryos found worldwide. The morphology of the egg-clutches and observations of the sedimentary characteristics bolster the hypothesis that these sauropods were burrow-nester dinosaurs, as was already suggested for the group based on other nesting sites. The egg-clutches distributed in two levels along the Lafarge outcrops, together with the geopalaeontological data collected, provide clear evidence for the first colonial nesting and breeding area of titanosaur dinosaurs in Brazil.
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