🇧🇷 Brazil

BR
19
Genera
29
Occurrences
4
Formations

Genera found in this country (19)

19 genres
Carcharodontosaurus
143 Ma
Dinosaurs Valid 3 occ.
Carcharodontosaurus
Aeolosaurus
84 Ma
Dinosaurs Valid 2 occ.
Aeolosaurus
Antarctosaurus
90 Ma
Dinosaurs Valid 2 occ.
Antarctosaurus
Columbosauripus
155 Ma
Dinosaurs Ichnogenus Formal taxon 2 occ.
Columbosauripus
Eubrontes
251 Ma
Dinosaurs Ichnogenus 2 occ.
Eubrontes
Grallator
251 Ma
Dinosaurs Ichnogenus 2 occ.
Grallator

Actualités (10)

240-million-year-old reptile fossil reveals a lost chapter before dinosaurs and crocodiles
Brazil Dinosauria evolution fossil other reptiles +2
A 240-million-year-old reptile discovered in Brazil is revealing what evolution looked like just before the rise of dinosaurs and crocodiles. The small predator had unusually positioned legs that may have allowed it to move more efficiently than many earlier reptiles. Its close relatives were previously known mostly from other continents, suggesting these ancient animals spread much farther across the Triassic world than scientists realized.
10/08/2026 sciencedaily
80-million-year-old snake brain reveals a surprising evolutionary secret
Brazil fossil
An exceptionally preserved snake fossil from Brazil reveals that early snakes were far more diverse than scientists once thought. Detailed brain reconstructions show that Tametara mirim was adapted for burrowing, while another ancient snake was suited to life above ground. Other fossils point to marine lifestyles as well. By 80 million years ago, snakes were already experimenting with very different habitats and sensory systems.
05/08/2026 sciencedaily-paleo
Did Early Snakes Burrow, Swim or Crawl? 80‑Million‑Year‑Old Fossil Suggests: All Three
Brazil fossil
Paleontologists have unearthed a remarkably preserved fossil snake in Brazil that is reshaping ideas about how the earliest snakes lived and complicating the long-running debate over whether their ancestors burrowed underground, swam in the sea or crawled the surface. The post Did Early Snakes Burrow, Swim or Crawl? 80‑Million‑Year‑Old Fossil Suggests: All Three appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
24/07/2026 sci-news
Distant Cousin of Crocodiles Stalked Brazil 240 Million Years Ago
Brazil Dinosauria other reptiles
Paleontologists working in Brazil have identified a previously unknown species of archosauriform that lived about 240 million years ago and may belong to a poorly understood group of ancient reptiles that closely resembled the ancestors of crocodiles and dinosaurs. The post Distant Cousin of Crocodiles Stalked Brazil 240 Million Years Ago appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
26/06/2026 sci-news
113-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Fossil Reveals What Flying Reptiles Ate
Anhangueridae Brazil feeding fish fossil +2
A 113-million-year-old pterosaur fossil from northeastern Brazil has yielded rare evidence of soft tissues, organic molecules and chemical traces of a diet heavy in fish and cephalopods such as squid or nautilus relatives. The post 113-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Fossil Reveals What Flying Reptiles Ate appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
19/06/2026 sci-news
A New Sauropod Dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil
Brazil Cretaceous Dasosaurus Dinosauria Early Cretaceous
A new genus of sauropod dinosaur has been named from Brazil.  It expands the known diversity of Early Cretaceous sauropods in the northern part of South America. In addition, the newly named dinosaur Dasosaurus tocantinensis provides fresh evidence of dinosaur dispersal between Europe, Africa and South America. The scientific paper describing the new taxon was
15/05/2026 everythingdinosaur
Stunning fossil discovery challenges the origins of animal life
Brazil discovery fossil
Scientists revisiting mysterious 540-million-year-old microfossils from Brazil have overturned a major idea about early animal life. What were once thought to be trails left behind by tiny worm-like creatures are now believed to be fossilized communities of bacteria and algae — some with remarkably preserved cells and organic material still intact.
12/05/2026 sciencedaily-paleo
This 275-million-year-old animal had a twisted jaw like nothing alive today
Brazil dating fossil jaw
Deep in a dried-up riverbed in Brazil, scientists uncovered a bizarre prehistoric mystery—twisted jawbones from a strange, long-lost animal unlike anything seen before. Dating back 275 million years, this creature, named Tanyka amnicola, belonged to an ancient lineage that should have already faded away, making it a kind of “living fossil” of its time.
01/05/2026 sciencedaily
New Fossil from Brazil Reveals Unexpected Diversity among Pre-Dinosaur Herbivores
Brazil Dinosauria fossil jaw new species +3
Paleontologists in Brazil have identified a new genus and species of hyperodapedontine rhynchosaur -- an extinct lineage of beaked, herbivorous reptiles -- based on a partial skull and lower jaws recovered from Triassic rocks. The post New Fossil from Brazil Reveals Unexpected Diversity among Pre-Dinosaur Herbivores appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
23/04/2026 sci-news
Irritator: Beast of the Week
Brazil Cretaceous Dinosauria Early Cretaceous Irritator +1
This week's beast is a special dinosaur that helps us understand more about the appearance and lifestyle of its family.  Check out Irritator challengeri!Irritator life reconstruction in watercolor by Christopher DiPiazza.Irritator was a meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Brazil during the early Cretaceous period, between 113 and 110 million years ago. From snout to tail it would have measured between 20 and 26 feet (6 and 8 meters) and was a meat-eater when alive.  The genus name, Ir
24/08/2025 prehistoricbeastoftheweek

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Formations géologiques (4)
Sousa 101 Adamantina 75 Serra da Galga 53 Romualdo 52
Plage temporelle
Trias
Jura
Crét.
Paléo.
Néo.
252 201 145 66 0
Groupe géologique · Membre
Bauru 208
Rio do Peixe 155
Santana 66
Itapecuru 40
Rosário do Sul 28
Apodi 16
Ilhas 10
São Bento 10
Areado 9
Caiuá 9
Vale do Carirí 5
Massacará 4
Açu 4 16
Alemoa 14
Nova Olinda 11
Echaporã 10
Açu 3 3
Lower 2
Sapucari 1
Capianga 1
Santa Maria Supersequence 1
Environnements de dépôt
terrestrial indet. 255
alluvial fan 66
lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal 46
fluvial indet. 39
estuary/bay 30
fluvial-lacustrine indet. 23
lacustrine - small 19
marine indet. 19
fluvial-deltaic indet. 18
dune 12
interdune 12
lacustrine - large 11
Principaux collecteurs
G. Leonardi 102
M. A. Medeiros 19
L. I. Price 18
V. Pereira et al. 11
Moraes, Price, Campos, Leonardi 9
I. d. S. Carvalho 8
J. Mawson 8
Price, Bertini, Marshall, Gayet & Brito 6
R. J. Bertini, R. M. Santucci, & A. C. Arruda-Campos 6
dos Santos, Leonardi 6
Activité de collecte par décennie
1850s 3
1890s 7
1900s 6
1910s 4
1920s 11
1930s 1
1940s 25
1950s 8
1960s 6
1970s 106
1980s 53
1990s 55