First Palaeozoic arachnid from Portugal and implications for Carboniferous palaeobiogeography

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2013

Autores

Pedro Correia (Autor) Outra; Brendan B Murphy (Autor) Outra; Artur A Sa (Autor) Outra; Ruben Domingos (Autor) Outra; Deolinda Flores (Autor) FCUP

Revista

Título: Geological Journal

Vol. 48

Páginas: 101-107

ISSN: 0072-1050

Editora: Wiley-Blackwell

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 9 Citações

Scopus - 11 Citações

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências exactas e naturais > Ciências da terra e ciências do ambiente

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-002-1X5

DOI: 10.1002/gj.2443

Abstract (EN): The first occurrence of arachnids (Aphantomartus pustulatus) in the Carboniferous strata of Portugal is documented and its palaeobiogeographic significance is assessed. The Aphantomartidae species are thought to be native to Central Europe where its oldest example is recorded in MiddleUpper Mississippian strata. Known occurrences are preserved along the flanks of mountains such as the Appalachian Mountains, the Cantabrian Mountains and the Valongo Anticline (Portugal, Iberian Massif) and provide clear evidence that the Aphantomartidae species probably lived in upland or mountainous environments. The Iberian Massif may have served as a link between the migration routes of several terrestrial animals from North America and Eurasia, and this linkage constrains the palaeogeographic and palaeoenvironmental conditions in equatorial Pangaea during the Carboniferous and Early Permian. Copyright (c) 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 7