The Crato Fossil Beds of Brazil: Window Into an Ancient World

by David M. Martill, Günter Bechly, Robert F. Loveridge

Book Overview

This beautifully illustrated 2007 volume describes the entire flora and fauna of the famous Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil - one of the world's most important fossil deposits, exhibiting exceptional preservation. A wide range of invertebrates and vertebrates are covered, including extended sections on pterosaurs and insects. Two chapters are devoted to plants. Many of the chapters include descriptions of new species and re-descriptions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521300800
• ISBN13: 9780521300803
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 674 Pages
• Weight: 2.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.7" x 9.6"