First dinosaur record from the Marília Formation (Maastrichtian) in the Gurinhatã municipality, Minas Gerais state, Brazil

Titanosaurs are one of the most common dinosaurs found in Cretaceous outcrops, especially in Brazil. In this article we describe a proximal portion of an ulna (Paleo-UFG/V-0039) which was found isolated Paleo-UFG/V-0039 comes from a sandstone outcrop, with fine to medium granulation, of the Marília Formation (Bauru Group) that appears irregularly in the municipality of Gurinhatã, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The occurrence described here is the first dinosaur osteological remains documented in this municipality. Although incomplete, Paleo-UFG/V-0039 could be identified as an indeterminate lithostrotian titanosaur whose morphology is similar to some appendicular elements of European species than South American ones. However, the incompleteness of the specimen has difficult complex interpretations. Finally, Paleo-UFG/V-0039 highlights the importance of the Gurinhatã outcrops and other sites in this region for future discoveries.

Late Cretaceous Bauru Group biota from Southern Goiás state, Brazil: history and fossil content

The southern Goiás state region of Central Brazil has an extensive and informative record of fossil biota. Particularly over the last five years, there has been a great increase in fossil finds, which has enabled a greater understanding of this region's fauna and flora during the Late Cretaceous. In this article, we provide an updated synthesis of the biota from the Cretaceous of the southern Goiás state, the record of plants, gastropods, turtles, crocodilians, titanosaurs, and theropod dinosaurs.

Diagênese de Arenitos do Grupo Bauru no Estado de São Paulo

In the state of São Paulo, the Bauru Group units cover about 47% of the territory, constituting an aquifer of great interest, in particular for public watersupply. In this study, core samples were taken for petrographic and diagenetic characterization of different units, seeking to improve the knowledge of the Bauru Aquifer System. The samples were submitted to analysis by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The units of this aquifer system are mostly subarkoses (67% of the samples), except the Marilia Formation, which is composed of sublitharenite and quartzarenite. These sandstones were submitted to shallow and low-intensity diagenesis. The main diagenetic phases identified were dissolution of the detrital minerals, notably feldspar and pyroxene, neoformation of clay minerals, iron oxi-hydroxide, calcite and analcime. Locally there is precipitation of quartz, feldspar and titanium oxide.