A bone to pick: stable isotope compositions as tracers of food sources and paleoecology for notosuchians in the Brazilian Upper Cretaceous Bauru Group

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A bone to pick: stable isotope compositions as tracers of food sources and paleoecology for notosuchians in the Brazilian Upper Cretaceous Bauru Group
Périodique
Cretaceous Research
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Klock Carolina, Leuzinger Léa, Santucci Rodrigo Miloni, Martinelli Agustín G., Marconato André, Marinho Thiago S., Luz Zoneibe, Vennemann Torsten
ISSN
0195-6671
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
03/2022
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
131
Pages
105113
Langue
anglais
Résumé
Notosuchia is a highly diverse group of crocodyliforms that peaked during the Cretaceous period. Their taxonomic abundance and morphological disparity in the Upper Cretaceous Bauru Group (Bauru Basin, Brazil) is remarkable, with over 20 species reported. The stable carbon and oxygen isotope composition of notosuchian bioapatite from two sites (i.e., the Ponto 1 do Price and Fazenda Três Antas) in west Minas Gerais State was analyzed to evaluate differences in feeding habits among the taxa found in both localities. Possible environmental stressors are examined, in parallel to sedimentological, paleopedological, and paleontological studies, which indicate a semi-arid to arid climate for the Bauru Group. Multiple tissues of notosuchian crocodyliforms were included in our study, as well as a testudines carapace fragment, lepisosteiform fish teeth and scales, and host rocks. The mineral textures, X-ray diffraction and stable isotope data support preservation of tooth enamel and scale ganoin bioapatite. The δ13C results point to different feeding habits between two terrestrial, carnivore notosuchians, namely a terrestrial source diet for Uberabasuchus terrificus and an aquatic source diet for Campinasuchus dinizi. The δ18Ow for the crocodyliform data was calculated and compared to other Upper Cretaceous sites. Values support dry conditions during the formation of the bioapatite for the Fazenda Três Antas site and point to the Hateg Basin in Romania, yet likely younger, as a good paleoclimatic analogue.
Mots-clé
Crocodyliformes, Hydroxyapatite, Carbon isotopes, Oxygen isotopes, Upper Cretaceous, Bauru Group
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31/08/2022 23:14
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22/07/2023 6:58
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