TITLE:
The Cretaceous Period of Weather Similar to the Present One and Its Diverse “Conchostracan” Fauna
AUTHORS:
Oscar F. Gallego, Mateo D. Monferran, Victoria C. Jiménez, Iracema A. Zacarías, Claudia Armella, Diego Silva Nieto, Nora G. Cabaleri
KEYWORDS:
Cretaceous, Climate, Fossil Record, South America
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Geology,
Vol.9 No.10,
September
25,
2019
ABSTRACT: Cretaceous System is widely represented in South America from northeast Brazil to southern Patagonia Argentina. It is characterized by having been a relatively warm climate, with rainfall and marked seasonality which allowed the development of the “conchostracan” populations.