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- Santana_Formation abstract "The Santana Formation is a geologic Lagerstätte (undisturbed fossil accumulation) in northeastern Brazil's Araripe Basin where the states of Pernambuco, Piauí and Ceará come together. The geological formation, named after the village of Santana do Cariri, lies at the base of the Araripe Plateau. It was discovered by Johann Baptist von Spix in 1819. The strata were laid down during the early Cretaceous, specifically during the early Cenomanian, about 92 million years ago, in a shallow inland sea. At that time, the South Atlantic was opening up in a long narrow shallow sea.The Santana Formation earns the designation of Lagerstätte due to an exceedingly well preserved and diverse fossil faunal assemblage. Some 25 species of fossil fishes are often found with stomach contents preserved, enabling paleontologists to study predator-prey relationships in this ecosystem. There are also fine examples of pterosaurs, reptiles and amphibians, invertebrates (particularly insects), and plants. Even dinosaurs are represented (Spinosauridae, Tyrannosauroidea, Compsognathidae). The unusual taphonomy of the site resulted in limestone accretions that formed nodules around dead organisms, preserving even soft parts of their anatomy. In preservation, the nodules are etched away with acid, and the fossils often prepared by the transfer technique.Local mining activities for cement and construction damage the sites. Trade in illegally collected fossils has sprung up in the last decade, driven by the remarkable state of preservation and beauty of these fossils and amounting to a considerable local industry. An urgent preservation program is being called for by paleontologists.In addition, the weathering of Santana Formation rocks has contributed soil conditions unlike elsewhere in the region. The Araripe manakin (Antilophia bokermanni) is a very rare bird that was discovered only in the late 20th century; it is not known from anywhere outside the characteristic forest that grows on the Chapada do Araripe soils formed ultimately from Santana Formation rocks.".
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- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Anhanguera_(pterosaur).
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Araripe_manakin.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Araripedactylus.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Araripelepidotes.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Araripesaurus.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Araripina_Group.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Barbosania.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Beurlenichthys.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Bird.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Brannerion.
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- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Calamopleurus.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Category:Cretaceous_paleontological_sites_of_South_America.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Category:Lagerstätten.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Category:Late_Cretaceous_geologic_formations.
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- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Cearadactylus.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Ceará.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Cenomanian.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Chapada_do_Araripe.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Cladocyclus.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Compsognathidae.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Crato_Formation.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Cretaceous.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Cryptodira.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Dinosaur.
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- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Fossil.
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- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Johann_Baptist_von_Spix.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Lagerstätte.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Lepidotes.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Leptolepis.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink List_of_fossil_sites.
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- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Locust.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Microdon.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Mirischia.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Obaichthys.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Oshunia.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Paraelaps.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Pernambuco.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Piauí.
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- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Protostegidae.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Pterodactylus.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Pterosaur.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Rhinobatos.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Santanachelys.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Santanadactylus.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Santanaraptor.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Soil.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Spinosauridae.
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- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Tapejara_(pterosaur).
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Taphonomy.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Thalassodromeus.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Tharrias.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Transfer_technique.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Tropeognathus.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Tupuxuara.
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- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Vincitifer.
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLink Weathering.
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- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLinkText "Santana Formation".
- Santana_Formation wikiPageWikiLinkText "Santana".
- Santana_Formation age Cenomanian.
- Santana_Formation caption "Fossil of a locust from the Santana Formation".
- Santana_Formation name "Santana Formation".
- Santana_Formation overlies Crato_Formation.
- Santana_Formation type Geological_formation.
- Santana_Formation unitof Araripina_Group.
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- Santana_Formation subject Category:Cretaceous_paleontological_sites_of_South_America.
- Santana_Formation subject Category:Lagerstätten.
- Santana_Formation subject Category:Late_Cretaceous_geologic_formations.
- Santana_Formation subject Category:Northeast_Region,_Brazil.
- Santana_Formation subject Category:Paleontological_sites_of_Brazil.
- Santana_Formation hypernym Lagerstätte.