A new feather from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil

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A new feather from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil

  • Volume / Part: 37 / 3
  • Publication Date: November 1994
  • Page(s): 483 - 487
  • Authored By: David M. Martill and J. B. M. Filgueira

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A semi-plume feather from the Nova Olinda Member of the Crato Formation (Aptian, Lower Cretaceous) of north-east Brazil is only the second feather reported from this remarkable lagerstatte. The new specimen is presumed to be preserved as an organic film in organic-rich, laminated limestones, and is from an unknown bird probably in the size range 150 to 300 mm.

Palaeontology - Volume 37 Part 3 Pages 483-487



Palaeontology - Volume 37 Part 3 Pages 483-487

Citations

MARTILL, D. M., FILGUEIRA, J. B. M. 1994. A new feather from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil. Palaeontology, 37, 3, 483–487.