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Exhibition of a Tyrannosaurus rex skull in the museum

The National Museum of Brazil collections included an exhibition of fossils. [1]

The current status of the collection is unknown after the fire that destroyed the museum in September 2018.

Image Name Age Period Origin Notes
Angaturama limai skeleton, indeterminate pterosaur skeleton and a spinosaur sacrum (possibly belonging to Angaturama or Irritator) 110 Ma Early Cretaceous Santana Formation [2]
Lambeosaurus skull 75 Ma Late Cretaceous Dinosaur Park Formation
Tyrannosaurus rex skull 65 Ma Late Cretaceous
Luzia Woman 11 ka Found in Lapa Vermelha IV, Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Dinodontosaurus skeleton 290-225 Ma Permian-Triassic Santa Maria Formation
Santanaraptor skeleton 110 Ma Early Cretaceous Santana Formation
Saber-toothed cat skeleton 1.8 Ma Pleistocene
Odonata fossil 105 Ma Early Cretaceous Crato Formation [3]
Maxakalisaurus topai skeleton (replica) 80 Ma Late Cretaceous Adamantina Formation [4]
Pterosaur wing
Eremotherium skeleton 1.8 Ma [5]
Ruffordia goepperti
Tupandactylus skeleton 115 Ma Early Cretaceous Crato Formation
Tropeognathus mesembrinus skeleton 110 Ma Early Cretaceous Santana Formation
Dastilbe crandalli 105-110 Ma Early Cretaceous Crato & Santana Formations [6]
Psaronius brasiliensis 270 Ma Permian Piauí [7]
Spiders 105 Ma Early Cretaceous Crato Formation [8]
Annularia, Asplenites, Bornia, Calamites, Cyclopteris, Equisetites, Glockeria, Hymenophylites, Lepidodendron, Lepidophyllum, Neuropteris, Odontopteris, Pecopteris, Sphenopteris, Sigillaria, Stigmaria, Volkmannia, Woodwardites Carboniferous Europe [9]
Protoischnurus axelrodorum 105 Ma Early Cretaceous Crato Formation [10]
Araripemys barretoi 110 Ma Early Cretaceous Santana Formation [11]
Bauruemys elegans 80 Ma Late Cretaceous Presidente Prudente Formation [12]
Beurlenia araripensis 105 Ma Early Cretaceous Crato Formation [13]
Araripichthys castilhoi 105-110 Ma Early Cretaceous Crato & Santana Formations [14]
Stereosternum 275 Ma Permian Irati Formation [15]
Lizard 105 Ma Early Cretaceous Crato Formation [16]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Paleontologia" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Angaturama limai". Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  3. ^ "Odonata". Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  4. ^ "Maxakalisaurus topai (replica)". Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  5. ^ "Eremotherium". Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  6. ^ "Dastilbe crandalli". Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  7. ^ "Psaronius brasiliensis". Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  8. ^ "Spider". Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  9. ^ Sequeira Fernandes et al., 2014, p.10
  10. ^ "Protoischnurus axelrodorum". Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  11. ^ "Araripemys barretoi". Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  12. ^ "Bauruemys elegans". Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  13. ^ "Beurlenia araripensis". Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  14. ^ "Araripichthys castilhoi". Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  15. ^ "Stereosternum". Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  16. ^ "Lizard". Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-06.

Bibliography

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