First record of an amniotic egg from the Romualdo Formation (Lower Cretaceous, Araripe Basin, Brazil)

IF 0.7 4区 地球科学 Q4 PALEONTOLOGY
Dayanne Abreu, M. S. Viana, P. V. Oliveira, Gustavo Fernandes Viana, D. M. B. Nojosa
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Abstract

Fossil amniotic eggs have great informative potential, especially regarding reproductive and evolutionary aspects of vertebrates. However, there are only few intact specimens or with fossilized embryos within, and the rare reported cases are mostly related to dinosaurs. In Brazil, the records of these ichnofossils are practically restricted to the Bauru Basin. This research aims to describe the first amniotic egg found in carbonate concretions in the Romualdo Formation, adding information to the study of these fossils and to the paleontological context of the basin. The specimen was collected at the Sitio Pe da Serra do Felix, in the Municipality of Simoes, Piaui State, Brazil. The methodology employed was based on Scanning Electron Microscopy, Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy and Optical Microscopy techniques, as well as computed tomography analyses. The morphological and microstructural characteristics of the shell suggests the identification of the fossil as a crocodylomorph egg. This specimen differs from other fossil eggs assigned to the aforementioned group by its small size and considerably thick shell. The tomographic sections revealed possible basic structures of an embryo inside the egg, suggesting that this is the first fossilized egg with a crocodylomorph embryonic trace found in the world.  Keywords: ichnofossil, amniotic egg, embryo, Crocodylomorpha, Aptian, Romualdo Formation. Ovos amnioticos fosseis possuem um grande potencial informativo, especialmente em relacao aos aspectos reprodutivos e evolutivos dos vertebrados. Contudo, existem poucos exemplares intactos ou dotados de vestigios embrionarios em seu interior e os raros casos registrados sao em sua maioria relacionados a dinossauros. No Brasil, os registros desses icnofosseis estao praticamente restritos a Bacia Bauru. O presente trabalho objetiva descrever a primeira ocorrencia de um ovo amniotico encontrado em concrecoes carbonaticas da Formacao Romualdo, acrescentando informacoes ao estudo desses fosseis e ao contexto paleontologico da bacia. O especime foi coletado no Sitio Pe da Serra do Felix, no Municipio de Simoes, Piaui, Brasil. A metodologia empregada baseou-se nas tecnicas de Microscopia Eletronica de Varredura,  Espectroscopia por Energia Dispersiva e Microscopia Optica, bem como analises de tomografia computadorizada. As caracteristicas morfologicas e microestruturais da casca sugerem que o fossil se trata de um ovo de crocodilomorfa. O especime analisado difere de outros ovos fosseis atribuidos ao referido grupo taxonomico pelo tamanho reduzido e casca consideravelmente espessa. As secoes tomograficas revelaram possiveis estruturas basicas de um embriao no interior do material, sugerindo que se trata do primeiro ovo fossilizado de crocodilomorfa com restos embrionarios do mundo. Palavras-chave: icnofossil, ovo amniotico, embriao, Crocodylomorpha, Aptiano, Formacao Romualdo.
巴西Araripe盆地下白垩世Romualdo组羊卵的首个记录
化石羊卵具有巨大的信息潜力,特别是关于生殖和进化方面的脊椎动物。然而,只有少数完整的标本或胚胎化石,而罕见的报告病例大多与恐龙有关。在巴西,这些鱼化石的记录实际上仅限于保鲁盆地。本研究旨在描述在Romualdo组碳酸盐结块中发现的第一个羊膜卵,为这些化石的研究和盆地的古生物背景增加信息。该标本采集于巴西皮奥伊州西莫埃斯市费利克斯山。所采用的方法是基于扫描电子显微镜,能量色散光谱和光学显微镜技术,以及计算机断层扫描分析。壳的形态和微观结构特征表明该化石为鳄鱼卵。这个标本不同于其他化石蛋分配给上述组,它的小尺寸和相当厚的壳。断层扫描切片揭示了卵内胚胎可能的基本结构,这表明这是世界上发现的第一个带有鳄鱼形胚胎痕迹的化石卵。关键词:鱼化石,羊卵,胚胎,鳄鱼,Aptian, Romualdo Formation羊膜化石具有巨大的潜在信息价值,特别是在与进化的脊椎动物生殖方面的相关信息方面。因此,现存的生物样本是完整的,它们的进化过程和胚胎发育过程似乎是内在的,它们的进化过程似乎是恐龙的主要近亲。在巴西,没有一个登记机构对巴西的疾病进行了诊断,并对巴西的疾病进行了限制。因此,本文提出了一种新的研究目标,即在古生物学背景下的古生物学背景下,在古生物学背景下的古生物学背景下,在古生物学背景下的古生物学背景下,在古生物学背景下的古生物学背景下,在古生物学背景下的古生物学背景下,在古生物学背景下的古生物学背景下,在古生物学背景下的古生物学背景下,在古生物学背景下的古生物学背景下,在古生物学背景下的古生物学背景。O especifoi coletado no Sitio Pe da Serra do Felix, no Municipio de Simoes, Piaui, brazil。光学显微镜,光谱学,能量色散光学显微镜,计算机层析分析。由于具有独特的形态和微结构特征,因此,该研究表明,鳄鱼的化石结构具有独特的特征。特别分析了不同种类的化石、类群、类群分类、类群分类、类群分类、类群分类、类群分类、类群分类、类群分类等问题。由于断层扫描揭示了胚胎的基本结构,而不是内部材料,因此,鳄鱼化石的原始结构可以恢复胚胎。有:化石,羊膜,胚胎,鳄鱼,Aptiano, Formacao Romualdo。
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