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Invertebrate traces in pseudo–coprolites from the upper Cretaceous Marília Formation (Bauru Group), Minas Gerais State, Brazil

2015; Elsevier BV; Volume: 57; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.cretres.2015.07.016

1095-998X

Heitor Francischini, Voltaire D. Paes Neto, Agustín G. Martinelli, Vítor Paulo Pereira, Thiago da Silva Marinho, Vicente P. A. Teixeira, Mara Lúcia Fonseca Ferraz, Marina Bento Soares, César Leandro Schultz,

Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology

Pseudo–coprolites are inorganic structures often confused with fossil faeces. The absence of some diagnostic features, such as inclusions, coprofabrics, grain adhesion, and defined shape, suffices to disregard these structures as coprolites. Herein we revise the so–called "coprolites" from the Serra da Galga Member of the Marília Formation (Maastrichtian of Bauru Group, Paraná Basin), at "Ponto 1 do Price" locality near the town of Peirópolis (Uberaba municipality, Minas Gerais State, Brazil) and conclude that they are, in fact, pseudo–coprolites related to calcretes. These data also agree with the geological setting of "Ponto 1 do Price", composed mainly of coarse sandstones and conglomerates, in which these pseudo–coprolites were found. In addition, some of these specimens exhibit superficial traces, here described as a new boring ichnospecies, Asthenopodichnium fallax isp. nov., produced by invertebrates in Late Cretaceous fresh–water settings of Brazil.