Roveacrínidos (Crinoidea: Roveacrinida) del Cenomaniano tardío al Turoniano temprano de Cerritos, oeste de la Plataforma Valles-San Luis Potosí, México / Roveacrinids (Crinoidea: Roveacrinida) from the late Cenomanian to early Turonian from Cerritos, western Valles-San Luis Potosí Platform, Mexico

Resumen Se estudiaron crinoideos roveacrínidos procedentes de afloramientos de la Formación Soyatal (Cenomaniano superior-Turoniano inferior) ubicados en la localidad de Cerritos (22º01'00" N -100º 57' 00" W) que se ubica en la parte occidental de la Plataforma valles-San Luis Potosí, México. Los roveacrínidos fueron identificados con las especies Roveacrinus geinitzi Schneider, 1989, Poecilocrinus dispandus elongatus Peck, 1943 y Roveacrinus sp. Estos microcrinoideos se estudiaron en secciones delgadas y están representados únicamente por fragmentos de las placas de la teca y de las braquiolas. Los roveacrínidos son organismos de formas oportunistas que se desarrollaron durante cambios del nivel del mar. Los roveacrínidos se encuentran asociados a un auge de calcispheras y a foraminíferos planctónicos de estrategia r y r-k como Muricohedbergella delrioensis (Carsey), M. planispira (Tappan), Heterohelix moremani (Cushman), Heterohelix reussi (Cushman), Whiteinella archaeocretacea Pessagno, W. aprica (Loeblich &Tappan), W. brittonensis (Loeblich & Tappan), W. baltica Douglas and Rankin, y W. paradubia (Sigal), lo cuales se consideran como indicadores de alta productividad primaria en un ambiente inestable que tuvo lugar durante la inundación de la Plataforma valles-San Luis Potosí en el límite Cenomaniano/Turoniano.

Abstract Fragments of roveacrinid crinoids of the upper Cenomanian-lower Turonian from Soyatal Formation located in the western part of the valles-San Luis Potosí Platform, Mexico, were studied. Roveacrinid fossils consist of small pieces of cup and brachials observed in thin sections that were identified with the species Roveacrinus geinitzi Schneider 1989, Poecilocrinus dispandus elongatus Peck 1943 and Roveacrinus sp. The Roveacrinids are opportunist organisms that developed during changes of sea level. The roveacrinids are associated with a calcispherids bloom and r and r-k strategy planktonic foraminifers, such as Muricohedbergella delrioensis (Carsey), M. planispira (Tappan), Heterohelix moremani (Cushman), Heterohelix reussi (Cushman), Whiteinella archaeocretacea Pessagno, W. aprica (Loeblich & Tappan), W. brittonensis (Loeblich &Tappan), W. balticaDouglas & Rankin, and W. paradubia (Sigal), which are considered as indicators of high primary productivity in an unstable environment that took place during the flooding of the valles-San Luis Potosí Platform in the Cenomanian/Turonian boundary. Rev. Biol. Trop. 63 (Suppl. 2): 17-25. Epub 2015 June 01.

A new dinosaur (Theropoda, Spinosauridae) from the Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Alcântara Formation, Cajual Island, Brazil

A new spinosaurid taxon, Oxalaia quilombensis gen. et sp. nov., is described based on the anterior part of a snout and a fragment of a maxilla. These specimens were collected at the Laje do Coringa site, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of the São Luis Basin. Unlike Cristatusaurus and Suchomimus, Oxalaia quilombensis lacks serrations on the teeth. The new species differs from Angaturama limai by having the anterior part of the premaxillae more expanded and by lacking a sagittal premaxillary crest. It further differs from Spinosaurus cf. S. aegyptiacus and the Algerian spinosaurid by the rounder shape of the terminal expansion. Furthermore, xalaia quilobensis has one functional tooth followed by two replacement teeth, a feature not previously observed in theropods. Oxalaia quilombensis appears to be more closely related to the spinosaurids found in North Africa than to the Brazilian members of this clade and thus further increases the diversity of these enigmatic predatory dinosaurs in this country.

Um novo espinossaurideo, Oxalaia quilombensis gen. et sp. nov., e descrito com base na parte anterior de um rostro e de um fragmento da maxila. Os especimes sao procedentes do deposito Laje do Coringa, formado durante o Cretacéo Superior (Cenomaniano) da Bacia de São Luis. Ao contrario de Cristatusaurus e Suchoius, xalaia quilobensis nao possui dentes serrilhados. A nova especie difere de Angaturama limai pela ausencia de crista sagital e por possuir a região do rostro mais expandida. Tambem difere de Spinosaurus cf. S. aegyptiacus e do espinossaurideo da Argelia pelo rostro mais arredondado. Além disso, Oxalaia quilombensis possui dois dentes de substituição no terceiro par de dentes pre-maxilares, uma feição até então desconhecida em teropodes. Oxalaia quilombensis esta aparentemente mais proximamente relacionado aos espinossaurideos da regiao norte da frica do que as formas brasileiras e aumenta a diversidade deste grupo enigmatico de dinossauros predadores no pais.