
LAPC Collection

Our field trips have constantly provided material that form the LAPC collection. After being properly prepared by our staff, this material is mostly accessed for specimen-based student research (scientific collection). Teaching collections of paleobotanical and vertebrate specimens have supported didactic activities of students taking annual classes on Geology and Paleontology.
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Thus this material is available for hands-on student research and learning activities and comprise specimens from the Permian of Irati Formation (Paraná Basin), Cretaceous sandstones of Alfredo Marcondes, Itapecuru Formation (Maranhão), Crato and Romualdo Formations (Araripe Basin), Santa Marta and Snow Hill Island Formations (James Ross Island, Antarctica), and from the Oligocene of the Tremembé Formation (Taubaté Basin).

LAPC sample of a Mesosauridae specimen, Irati Formation. Scale bar: 5 cm.
LAPC sample of a dinosaur (Sauropoda) specimen, Itapecuru formation. Scale bar: 5 cm.

LAPC sample of an invertebrate (Mollusk) specimen, Itapecuru Formation. Scale bar: 5 cm.

LAPC sample of an plant (trunk) specimen, Tremembé Formation. Scale bar: 5 cm.
The lab is inserted in a bigger multidisciplinary research lab equipped with stereomicroscopes, digital microscope, fume hood and multiple work benches, with the facilities of counting with the experimental support of a Multiuser centre lab where MEV (FEI Quanta 250), Fluorescence optical microscopy (Zeiss Axio Imager A2) and rotary microtome (Leica RM 2255) to produce histological sections of samples and zoom them in micro details. Specimens are mechanically prepared before being submitted to any kind of analyses or equipments, which is provided by our staff and students. Library journal collections and departmental computing facilities is also available for student research in Paleontology. Collection can also be accessed by foreign researches by contacting the lead lab/curator.
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Lead lab/curator contact: fabiana.costa@ufabc.edu.br

Publications
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FRANÇA, T. C., BRILHANTE, N. S., DELCOURT, R., SILVA, J. L., HENDRICKX, C., MEDEIROS, M. A., & COSTA, F. R. A carcharodontosaurid tooth from “Boca de Forno” Ravine of the Itapecuru Formation, Parnaíba Basin, Maranhão, Brazil. Cretaceous Research, 106163, 2025.
GRIFFIN, BENJAMIN W. ; MARTIN-SILVERSTONE, ELIZABETH ; PÊGAS, RODRIGO V. ; MEILAK, ERIK ANTHONY ; COSTA, FABIANA R. ; PALMER, COLIN ; RAYFIELD, EMILY J. . Modelling take-off moment arms in an ornithocheiraean pterosaur. PeerJ, v. 12, p. e17678, 2024.
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DA SILVA, JOÃO LUCAS ; BENTES, TABATA ; PÊGAS, RODRIGO V. ; KELLNER, ALEXANDER W. A. ; COSTA, FABIANA R. A new anhanguerid pterosaur specimen from the Romualdo Formation, Araripe Basin (Lower Cretaceous, Northeastern Brazil). HISTORICAL BIOLOGY, v. -, p. 1-22, 2024.
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DOTTA, SILVIA ; COSTA, FABIANA ; BRAGA, JULIANA ; FREIBERGER-AFFONSO, SANDRA ; LIRA, MATHEUS . Estudo de métodos de modelagem tridimensional para a implementação de um Museu Virtual 3D sobre Ciências Antárticas. REVISTA EDUCAÇÃO PÚBLICA (RIO DE JANEIRO), v. 3, p. 1-17, 2024.
PINHEIRO, A. E. P. ; PEREIRA, P. V. L. G. C. ; VASCONCELOS, F. M. ; BRUM, A. S. ; SOUZA, L. G. ; COSTA, F. R. ; CASTRO, L. O. R. ; SILVA, K. F. ; BANDEIRA, K. L. N. . New Itasuchidae (Sebecia, Ziphosuchia) remains and the radiation of an elusive Mesoeucrocodylia clade. HISTORICAL BIOLOGY, v. 35, p. 2280-2305, 2023.
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ZHANG, XINJUN ; JIANG, SHUNXING ; KELLNER, ALEXANDER W.A. ; CHENG, XIN ; COSTA, Fabiana R. ; WANG, XIAOLIN . A new species of Eopteranodon (Pterodactyloidea, Tapejaridae) from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of China. CRETACEOUS RESEARCH, v. 149, p. 105573, 2023.
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SILVA, G. C. P. ; VITAL, M. G. ; COSTA, F. R. . SAP CIÊNCIA UFABC: TRADUZINDO CIÊNCIA PARA A SOCIEDADE. Conectadas - Revista Interdisciplinar de Extensão e Cultura da UFABC, v. -, p. 248-255, 2023.
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WANG, XIAOLIN ; KELLNER, ALEXANDER W. A. ; JIANG, SHUNXING ; CHEN, HE ; COSTA, Fabiana R. ; CHENG, XIN ; ZHANG, XINJUN ; NOVA, BRUNO C. VILA ; DE ALMEIDA CAMPOS, DIOGENES ; SAYÃO, JULIANA M. ; RODRIGUES, TAISSA ; BANTIM, RENAN A. M. ; SARAIVA, ANTÔNIO A. F. ; ZHOU, ZHONGHE . A new toothless pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota with comments on the Chaoyangopteridae. Scientific Reports, v. 13, p. 1-12, 2023.
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COSTA, F. R.; MOURA, P. ; ALVES JUNIOR, S. R. ; ROSA, P. S. ; NUNES, I . Acoustic analysis of vocalization and the behavioral response associated to sound production of the nine banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus (Mammalia, Cingulata, Dasypodidae) in an agonistic context. PAPÉIS AVULSOS DE ZOOLOGIA (ONLINE), v. 62, p. e202262018, 2022.
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CARMO, A. B. A. ; TANIMURA, E. H. ; FIALHO, F. V. C. ; SOPRIJO, G. H. J. ; MACEDO, I. S. ; SILVA, J. V. C. ; LIMA, L. M. ; COUTINHO, M. N. ; VENTURIN, M. P. ; RODRIGUES, M. S. ; OLIVEIRA, R. A. ; NARUMI, R. K. L. ; OLIVEIRA, V. M. B. ; COSTA, F. R. ; TEODOROV, E. . Sharing - o ensino da língua inglesa junto ao papel emancipatório educacional do pet CTI-UFABC. Revista PET Brasil, v. 1, p. 1-20, 2022.
DA VITÓRIA, BRUNA AGUIAR ; PADILHA, FABIANA LÚCIA ANDRÉ ; COLBACHINI, HELEN ; DUARTE, RAFAEL MENDONÇA ; COSTA, Fabiana Rodrigues . Effects of application of environmental enrichment in kangaroos (Osphranter rufus) at Aquário de São Paulo. Pesquisa e Ensino em Ciências Exatas e da Natureza, v. 6, p. 1945, 2022.
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MOURA, P. ; COSTA, F. R. ; ANELLI, L. E. ; NUNES, I . A new genus of fossil frog (Anura) from lower Cretaceous deposits in South America. ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS, v. 93, p. 1/e20191560-14, 2021.
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SILVA, D. L. F. ; NUNES, I ; COSTA, F. R. . A taxonomic approach on diagnostic characters used to define new pterosaur taxa and an estimation of pterosaur diversity. ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIÊNCIAS, v. 93, p. 1-20, 2021.
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ANDRADE, M. P. ; FERREIRA, F. S. ; FRANCA, T. C. ; SAMPRONHA, S. ; SANTOS, D. ; SILVA, P. K. R. ; CARRIJO, T. F. ; COSTA, F. R. ; OLIVEIRA, O. M. P. . Um panorama atual sobre a filogenia de Metazoa: conflitos e convergências. REVISTA DA BIOLOGIA, v. 21, p. 1-13, 2021.
PEGAS, R. V. ; COSTA, F. R. ; KELLNER, A. W. A. . Reconstruction of the adductor chamber and predicted bite force in pterodactyloids (Pterosauria). ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, v. XX, p. 1-34, 2021.
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BECCARI, VICTOR ; PINHEIRO, FELIPE LIMA ; NUNES, IVAN ; ANELLI, LUIZ EDUARDO ; MATEUS, OCTÁVIO ; COSTA, Fabiana Rodrigues . Osteology of an exceptionally well-preserved tapejarid skeleton from Brazil: Revealing the anatomy of a curious pterodactyloid clade. PLoS One, v. 16, p. e0254789-43, 2021.
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SICHIERI, G. R. F. ; LOPES, B. ; MOURA, P. ; FACIOLE, F. J. ; COSTA, Fabiana R. ; NUNES, I . Predation on leptodactylid and hylid frogs by the freshwater crab Dilocarcinus pagei Stimpson, 1861 (Decapoda, Trichodactylidae) in the Brazilian Pantanal. HERPETOLOGY NOTES, v. 14, p. 1133-1136, 2021.
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PEGAS, R. V. ; HOLGADO, B. ; DAVID, L. D. O. ; BAIANO, M. A. ; COSTA, Fabiana R. . On the pterosaur Aerotitan sudamericanus (Neuquén Basin, Upper Cretaceous of Argentina), with comments on azhdarchoids phylogeny and jaw anatomy. CRETACEOUS RESEARCH, v. 129, p. 104998--, 2021.
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FRANCA, T. C. ; BRILHANTE, N. S. ; NOBRE, Y. O. M. ; MEDEIROS, M. A. ; LINDOSO, R. M. ; COSTA, Fabiana R. . The first record of a spinosaurid pedal ungual from Brazil (Boca do Forno Ravine, Itapecuru Formation, Parnaíba Basin). HISTORICAL BIOLOGY, v. -, p. 1-10, 2021.
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PINHEIRO, ANDRÉ EDUARDO PIACENTINI ; BERTOLOSSI, MARIA LUIZA PERES ; SILVA, KAUÊ FONTES DA ; PARAIZO, NATASHA FRIAS ; CARVALHO, LUCAS SANT'ANNA DE ; MADEIRA, RAFAELLE OLIVEIRA ALMEIDA ; CALABROT, GABRIEL DOS SANTOS CAMPOS ; OLIVEIRA, LEONARDO LUIZ RIBEIRO ; GARUBA, CAROLINA PINHO ; MAIA, BRUNA MONTEIRO DE SOUZA ; CARDOZO, RYAN HENRIQUE BEZERRA ; PEREIRA, PAULO VICTOR LUIZ GOMES DA COSTA ; BRUM, ARTHUR SOUZA ; COSTA, Fabiana Rodrigues ; BANDEIRA, KAMILA LUISA NOGUEIRA . Atividade de extensão educacional e divulgação da Paleontologia pela Faculdade de Formação de Professores. REVISTA TERRAE DIDATICA, v. 17, p. e021049, 2021.
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COSTA, F. R.; MOURA, P. ; NUNES, I . On the courtship, breeding behaviour and vocalization of Rhinella ornata (Spix, 1824) (Anura, Bufonidae): a well-marked escalated behaviour in a lek-like system. ACTA ETHOLOGICA, v. -, p. -, 2020.
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ANTONIO, K. L. R. ; SICHIERI, G. ; MOURA, P. ; SAMELO, R. R. ; COSTA, F. R. ; NUNES, I . Caught in the alien web: predation of exotic Anolis porcatus Gray, 1840 (Squamata: Dactyloidae) by the exotic Cyrtophora citricola (Forskål, 1775) (Araneae: Araneidae) in Brazil. HERPETOLOGY NOTES, v. 13, p. 1099-1101, 2020.
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PIOVESAN, E. K. ; CORREIA FILHO, O. J. ; MELO, R. M. ; LACERDA, L. D. ; SANTOS, R. O. ; PINHEIRO, A. P. ; COSTA, F. R. ; SAYÃO, J. M. ; KELLNER, A. W. A. . The CampanianeMaastrichtian interval at The Naze, James Ross Island, Antarctica: microbiostratigraphic and paleoenvironmental study. CRETACEOUS RESEARCH, v. 120, p. 1-19, 2020.
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SICHIERI, GUILHERME ; MOROTI, MATHEUS DE TOLEDO ; COSTA, Fabiana R. ; MUSCAT, EDELCIO ; NUNES, IVAN . Redescription of the tadpole of rare Giant Torrent Frog Megaelosia boticariana Giaretta & Aguiar, 1998 (Anura, Hylodidae) with comments on natural history . ZOOTAXA (ONLINE), v. 4896, p. 140-144, 2020.
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PEIXOTO, F. B. G.; AMBROSIO, M. T. G.; COBALCHINI, H.; PADILHA, F. L. A.; COSTA, F. R. Enriquecimento ambiental aplicado a tamanduás-mirins (Tamandua tetradactyla) no Aquário de São Paulo: estudo de caso. Pesquisa e Ensino em Ciências Exatas e da Natureza, v. 3, p. 119-124, 2019.
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KELLNER, A. W. A.; MARQUES, T. R.; COSTA, F. R.; WEINSCHUTZ, L.; FIGUEIREDO, R. G.; SOUZA, G. A.; BRUM, A. S.; ELEUTERIO, L. H.; MUELLER, C. W.; SAYÃO, J. M. Pterodactyloid pterosaur bones from Cretaceous deposits of the Antarctic Peninsula. ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIÊNCIAS (ONLINE), v. 91, p. 1-16, 2019.
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CLERICI, G. P.; ROSA, PATRÍCIA S.; COSTA, F. R. Description of Digging Behavior in Armadillos Dasypus novemcinctus (Xenarthra: Dasypodidae). MASTOZOOLOGIA NEOTROPICAL /JOURNAL OF NEOTROPICAL MAMMALOGY, v. 25, p. 283-291, 2018.
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PÊGAS, R. V.; COSTA, F. R.; KELLNER, A. W. A. New information on the osteology and a taxonomic revision of the genus Thalassodromeus (Pterodactyloidea, Tapejaridae, Thalassodrominae). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, p. e1443273, 2018.
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COSTA, F. R.; CLERICI, G. P.; ROSA, P. S.; RIBEIRO, L. L.; Rocha-Barbosa, O. Kinematic Description of the Vertical Climbing of Dasypus novemcinctus (Xenarthra, Dasypodidae): the first report of his ability in armadillos. MASTOZOOLOGIA NEOTROPICAL /JOURNAL OF NEOTROPICAL MAMMALOGY, v. 24, p. 451-456, 2017.
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COSTA, F. R.; CLERICI, G. P.; LOBO-RIBEIRO, L.; ROSA, P. S.; ROCHA-BARBOSA, O. Analysis of the spatio-temporal parameters of gaits in Dasypus novemcinctus (Xenarthra: Dasypodidae). ACTA ZOOLOGICA, v. -, p. 1-8, 2017.
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WANG, X.; KELLNER, A. W. A.; CHENG, X.; JIANG, S.; WANG, Q.; SAYÃO, J. M.; RODRIGUES, T.; COSTA, F. R.; LI, N.; MENG, X.; ZHOU, Z. Eggshell and Histology Provide Insight on the Life History of a Pterosaur with Two Functional Ovaries. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Online), v. 00, p. 00-00, 2015.
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KELLNER, A.W.A.; COSTA, F. R.; WANG, X.; CHENG, X. Redescription of the first pterosaur remains from Japan: the largest flying reptile from Asia. Historical Biology (Print), v. 28, p. 304-309, 2015.
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COSTA, F. R.; ROCHA-BARBOSA, O.; KELLNER, A. W. A. Myological reconstruction of the pelvic girdle of Anhanguera piscator (Pterosauria: Pterodactyloidea) using three-dimensional virtual animation. Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia, v. 17, p. 11-22, 2014.
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COSTA, F. R.; SAYÃO, J. M.; KELLNER, A. W. A. New pterosaur material from the Upper Jurassic of Tendaguru (Tanzania), Africa. Historical Biology (Print), v. 1, p. 1-10, 2014.
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JIANG, S.; WANG, X.; CHENG, X.; COSTA, F. R.; HUANG, J.; KELLNER, A.W.A. Short note on an anurognathid pterosaur with a long tail from the Upper Jurassic of China. Historical Biology (Print), v. 1, p. 1-5, 2014.
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KELLNER, A. W. A.; CAMPOS, D. A.; SAYÃO, J. M.; SARAIVA, A. A. F.; RODRIGUES, T.; COSTA, F. R.; OLIVEIRA, G.; CRUZ, L. A.; SILVA, H. P.; FERREIRA, J. S. The largest flying reptile from Gondwana: a new specimen of Tropeognathus cf. T. mesembrinus Wellnhofer, 1987 (Pterodactyloidea, Anhangueridae) and other large pterosaurs from the Romualdo Formation, Lower Cretaceous, Brazil. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Online), v. 85, p. 113-135, 2013.
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COSTA, F. R.; PEDRINI, S. C. B.; ROSA, P. S. Registro do repertório comportamental associado às interações sociais em Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia: Cingulata: Dasypodidae). Revista Brasileira de Zoociências, v. 13, p. 179-184, 2013.
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COSTA, F. R.; ROCHA-BARBOSA, O.; KELLNER, A. W. A. A biomechanical approach on the optimal stance of Anhanguera piscator (Pterodactyloidea) and its implications for pterosaur gait on land. Historical Biology (Print), v. 26, p. 1-9, 2013.
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KELLNER, A. W. A.; RODRIGUES. T.; COSTA, F. R. Short note on a pteranodontoid pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea) from Western Queensland, Australia. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Impresso), v. 83, p. 301-308, 2011.
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NUNES, I; COSTA, F. R. "Hide and seek": diurnal refuge and camouflage of two anurans from the Atlantic Forest of Northeastern Brazil. Herpetology Notes, v. 4, p. 431-433, 2011.
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KELLNER, A. W. A.; RICH, T.; COSTA, F. R.; VICKERS-RICH, P.; KEAR, B.; WALTERS, M.; KOOL, L. New isolated pterodactyloid bones from the Albian Toolebuc Formation (Western Queensland, Australia) with comments on the Australian pterosaur fauna.. Alcheringa (Sydney), v. 34, p. 219-230, 2010.
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COSTA, F. R.; Rocha-Barbosa, O. ; KELLNER, A. W. A. Stance biomechanics of Anhanguera piscator Kellner & Tomida, 2000 (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) using tridimensional virtual animation. Diqiu Xuebao, v. 31, p. 15-16, 2010.
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COSTA, F. R.; VIZCAINO, S. F. A diagnostic character revisited: is there a fifth toe in the forefoot of Dasypus novemcinctus (Xenarthra: Dasypodidae)?. Zootaxa (Online), v. 2671, p. 61-64, 2010.
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COSTA, F. R.; KELLNER, A. W. A. On two pterosaur humeri from the Tendaguru beds (Upper Jurassic, Tanzania). Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Impresso), v. 81, p. 813-818, 2009.
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