Os crocodiliformes da Formação Marília (Bacia Bauru, Cretáceo Superior) na região de Monte Alto, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil

Abstract

This study presents the oldest historical record of fossil crocodyliforms in the region of the Monte Alto, SP, besides the analysis of an additional fossil from the same site. The specimens come from the Marília Formation and they are the only known local occurrences of Crocodyliformes cranial fragments in this stratigraphic unit. This study expands the knowledge about Crocodyliformes of the Bauru Basin and contributes to the definition of the regional paleofauna during the Maastrichtian.