
The puzzle assembled: Ediacaran guide fossil Cloudina reveals an old proto-Gondwana seaway
2014; Geological Society of America; Volume: 42; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1130/g35304.1
ISSN1943-2682
AutoresLucas V. Warren, Fernanda Quaglio, Cláudio Riccomini, Marcello Guimarães Simões, Daniel G. Poiré, Nicolás M. Stríkis, Luiz Eduardo Anelli, Pedro Carlos Stríkis,
Tópico(s)Geological formations and processes
ResumoResearch Article| May 01, 2014 The puzzle assembled: Ediacaran guide fossil Cloudina reveals an old proto-Gondwana seaway L.V. Warren; L.V. Warren * 1Departamento de Geologia Aplicada, Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Avenida 24A, 1515, Rio Claro 13506-900, Brazil *E-mail: warren@rc.unesp.br. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar F. Quaglio; F. Quaglio 2UNESPetro–Centro de Geociências Aplicadas ao Petróleo, Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Avenida 24A, 1515, Rio Claro 13506-900, Brazil Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar C. Riccomini; C. Riccomini 3Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Rua do Lago, 562, São Paulo 05508-080, Brazil Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar M.G. Simões; M.G. Simões 4Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Distrito de Rubião Júnior, Botucatu 18618-000, Brazil Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar D.G. Poiré; D.G. Poiré 5Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas (UNLP-Conicet), Calle 1,644, La Plata 1900, Argentina Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar N.M. Strikis; N.M. Strikis 3Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Rua do Lago, 562, São Paulo 05508-080, Brazil Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar L.E. Anelli; L.E. Anelli 3Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Rua do Lago, 562, São Paulo 05508-080, Brazil Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar P.C. Strikis P.C. Strikis 3Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Rua do Lago, 562, São Paulo 05508-080, Brazil Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information L.V. Warren * 1Departamento de Geologia Aplicada, Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Avenida 24A, 1515, Rio Claro 13506-900, Brazil F. Quaglio 2UNESPetro–Centro de Geociências Aplicadas ao Petróleo, Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Avenida 24A, 1515, Rio Claro 13506-900, Brazil C. Riccomini 3Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Rua do Lago, 562, São Paulo 05508-080, Brazil M.G. Simões 4Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Distrito de Rubião Júnior, Botucatu 18618-000, Brazil D.G. Poiré 5Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas (UNLP-Conicet), Calle 1,644, La Plata 1900, Argentina N.M. Strikis 3Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Rua do Lago, 562, São Paulo 05508-080, Brazil L.E. Anelli 3Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Rua do Lago, 562, São Paulo 05508-080, Brazil P.C. Strikis 3Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Rua do Lago, 562, São Paulo 05508-080, Brazil *E-mail: warren@rc.unesp.br. Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 19 Nov 2013 Revision Received: 13 Feb 2014 Accepted: 16 Feb 2014 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 © 2014 Geological Society of America Geology (2014) 42 (5): 391–394. https://doi.org/10.1130/G35304.1 Article history Received: 19 Nov 2013 Revision Received: 13 Feb 2014 Accepted: 16 Feb 2014 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation L.V. Warren, F. Quaglio, C. Riccomini, M.G. Simões, D.G. Poiré, N.M. Strikis, L.E. Anelli, P.C. Strikis; The puzzle assembled: Ediacaran guide fossil Cloudina reveals an old proto-Gondwana seaway. Geology 2014;; 42 (5): 391–394. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G35304.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract During the Ediacaran the Clymene Ocean separated the Laurentia, Amazonia, and Río Apa cratons from several landmasses to the west forming the proto-Gondwana supercontinent. However, no clear evidence about the existence of Ediacaran epeiric seas over those landmasses has been found. Here we report and discuss the discovery of the Ediacaran guide fossil Cloudina sp. associated with other metazoan body and trace fossils in the Bambuí Group (central eastern Brazil). The Ediacaran age of the Bambuí Group and the paleogeographic position of Cloudina-bearing successions in Brazil, Antarctica, Namibia, and Argentina suggest a scenario of ocean connectivity among coeval intracratonic basins of South America, Africa, and Antarctica at the end of Neoproterozoic time. The new finding epitomizes one of the most important paleontological discoveries ever made in South America, helping to solve an old paleogeographic puzzle of the Gondwana supercontinent. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
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