scholarly journals Fresh perspectives on paleontological heritage and the stewardship of non-renewable fossil resources

2022 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan G. Larwood ◽  
Vincent L. Santucci ◽  
Anthony R. Fiorillo
Keyword(s):  
Paleontological Heritage

scholarly journals A paleotoca da Serra do Gandarela e seu potencial como geossítio do Geoparque Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Minas Gerais / The paleoburrow of the Gandarela Mountains and its potential as a geosite of the QF Geopark, MG

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (42) ◽  
pp. 249-263
Author(s):  
Úrsula Azevedo Ruchkys ◽  
Jonathas De Souza Bittencourt ◽  
Francisco Sekiguchi de Carvalho e Buchmann
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Analysis ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Quadrilátero Ferrífero ◽  
Paleontological Heritage ◽  
Iron Formations

A paleotoca registrada na Serra do Gandarela, Quadrilátero Ferrífero (MG), constitui um importante registro paleontológico da megafauna extinta de mamíferos, semelhante às ocorrências prévias em formações ferríferas no norte de Minas Gerais e em litologias diversas de outras regiões do país. Destaca-se pelas dimensões de 340m de comprimento, o que faz dela a maior paleotoca encontrada até o momento. Este trabalho, realizado sob os auspícios do Ministério Público de Minas Gerais, tem como objetivo avaliar o valor científico, pedagógico e educacional associado a esta ocorrência, visando sua inserção como geossítio do Geoparque Quadrilátero Ferrífero. Esta análise preliminar sugere que a paleotoca da Serra do Gandarela é um exemplo de patrimônio paleontológico com valores que legitimam plenamente sua proposição como sítio paleontológico/geológico do Geoparque Quadrilátero Ferrífero.Palavras-Chave: Paleotoca, megafauna extinta, Serra do Gandarela, Geoparque Quadrilátero Ferrífero. ABSTRACTThe paleoburrow in the Gandarela Mountains, Quadrilátero Ferrífero (MG) is an important record of the extinct megafauna of mammals. This is similar to previous occurrences in iron formations in northern Minas Gerais and in several rocks in other regions of Brazil, but stands out for the dimensions of length 340m, making it the largest paleoburrow found so far. This work has been carried out under the sponsorship of the Minas Gerais Public Prosecutor's Office. The scientific and educational significance of this fossil occurrence is assessed, aiming at its inclusion as a geosite of the Quadrilátero Ferrífero Geopark. This preliminary analysis suggests that this paleoburrow is a valuable example of paleontological heritage, what fully legitimates its proposition as a paleontological/geological site of Quadrilátero Ferrífero Geopark.Keywords: Paleoburrow, extinct megafauna, Gandarela Mountains, Quadrilátero Ferrífero Geopark. 

scholarly journals Paleontological rescue, depositional environment, and stratigraphic correlation of a section of the Ponta Grossa Formation (Paraná Basin)

Terr Plural ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. e2119456
Author(s):  
Elvio Pinto Bosetti ◽  
◽  
Lucinei Jose Myszynski Junior ◽  
Daniel Sedorko ◽  
Luana Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Depositional Environment ◽  
Depositional Environments ◽  
Integrated Analysis ◽  
Stratigraphic Correlation ◽  
Paleontological Heritage ◽  
Paraná Basin ◽  
Specialized Team ◽  
Parana Basin ◽  
The City

The urban area of Ponta Grossa (PR) occurs on one of the most abundant fossiliferous fields in the country, which records an endemic fauna that occurred in the Devonian of the Paraná Basin. The growing urbanization of the city increasingly buries these outcrops, and new works must be accompanied by a specialized team to safeguard the paleontological heritage. This is the case of the Bosque Mistral project, which exposed many layers of the Ponta Grossa Formation, rich in fossils and trace fossils. This study reports the main fossiliferous occurrences in the section, correlates the section with classical outcrops from the literature, and interprets the main depositional environments as well stratigraphic cycles using an integrated analysis of sedimentology and ichnology. The ichnological distribution also evidences the retrogradation pattern, and, particularly, the occurrence of ichnofabrics dominated by Zoophycos at the top of the section is a signature of high-frequency cycles associated with the transgressive systems tract. Macrofossill biodiversity varies according to the facies, in the sandy and silty layers different organisms from the muddy layers occur. In the former, the epibiont fauna (mainly trilobites and brachiopods) is predominant while in the muddy layers the predominance is the endobiont and semi-endobiont fauna (bivalve mollusks and infaunal brachiopods). In other words, the distribution of taxa across the layers is not random.

Virtual 3D Tour Applied to the Paleontological Heritage of the Neogene of Sevilla (Guadalquivir Basin, Spain)

Geoheritage ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 473-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Martínez-Graña ◽  
I. Bajo ◽  
J. A. González-Delgado ◽  
J. Cárdenas-Carretero ◽  
M. Abad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Paleontological Heritage

scholarly journals Divulgação científica sobre os fósseis de Picos, Piauí

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-213
Author(s):  
Joceane Layane Rodrigues De Moura ◽  
Jhenys Maiker Santos ◽  
Paulo Victor De Oliveira ◽  
Patricia Da Cunha Gonzaga Silva
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
School System ◽  
Public School System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Science Popularization ◽  
Marine Fossils ◽  
Adolescents And Adults ◽  
Paleontological Heritage ◽  
Relationship Of

O município de Picos, na mesorregião sudeste do Estado do Piauí, Brasil, destaca-se pela grande diversidade fossilífera, representada principalmente por fósseis marinhos com idade em torno de 380 milhões de anos, pertencentes ao período geológico conhecido como Devoniano. Para difundir o conhecimento sobre esse tema, pesquisadores do Laboratório de Paleontologia da Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI), Campus Senador Helvídio Nunes de Barros, desenvolveram um projeto de divulgação científica sobre paleontologia em escolas públicas do município de Picos, com ênfase no patrimônio paleontológico local. Foram realizadas oito intervenções compostas por oficinas pedagógicas para crianças, palestras temáticas e exposições itinerantes de fósseis, para adolescentes e adultos da rede pública de educação, em oito unidades escolares, totalizando um público de 1.160 integrantes da comunidade escolar. Essas intervenções constituem parte de um programa de popularização da ciência paleontológica intitulado Programa de Divulgação Científica em Paleontologia na rede pública de ensino de Picos, Piauí, que visa facilitar o acesso à ciência, incentivar a preservação dos fósseis, e fomentar o desenvolvimento de uma relação de identidade cultural com o patrimônio fossilífero da região. Palavras-chave: Paleontologia; Popularização da Ciência; Nordeste do Brasil Scientific disclosure about fossils in Picos, Piauí Abstract: The Picos municipality in the southeastern mesoregion of the Piauí State, Brazil, stands out for the large fossiliferous diversity represented mainly by marine fossils aged around 380 million years, from the geological period known as Devonian. To disseminate knowledge on the subject, researchers from the Laboratório de Paleontologia da Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI), Campus Senador Helvídio Nunes de Barros, developed a project for the scientific divulgation on paleontology in public schools in the municipality of Picos, with an emphasis on the local paleontological heritage. Eight interventions were carried out, composed of pedagogical workshops for children, thematic lectures, and itinerant exhibitions of fossils for adolescents and adults from the public-school system in eight school units, totaling an audience of 1,160 members of the school community. These interventions are part of a program for the popularization of paleontological science entitled the Program for Scientific Dissemination in Paleontology in the public-school system of Picos, Piauí (Brazil), which aims to facilitate access to science, encourage the preservation of fossils, and foster the development of a relationship of cultural identity with the region's fossiliferous heritage. Keywords: Paleontology; Science Popularization; Northeast Brazil

DISSEMINATION OF PALEONTOLOGICAL HERITAGE THROUGH THE USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES: THE EXAMPLE OF THE SOMOSAGUAS SITE (MADRID, SPAIN)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Antonio Cárdaba ◽  
María Presumido ◽  
Omid Fesharaki ◽  
David Manuel Martín-Perea ◽  
Irene Prieto
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Paleontological Heritage

The New Unified Civil and Commercial Code and Cultural Heritage Protection in Argentina

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-99
Author(s):  
María Luz Endere ◽  
Lucía Carolina Colombato
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Private Property ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Cultural Property ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Property ◽  
Commercial Code ◽  
Paleontological Heritage ◽  
Recent Reform ◽  
Regulatory Powers

Abstract:The recent reform of the Unified National Civil and Commercial Code will bring about significant changes in the Argentine legal system. The aim of this article is to analyze their impact in relation to the area of cultural heritage, especially in regard to the public property status of archaeological and paleontological heritage. Changes adopted—in contrast to those proposed, which referred to the issues related to indigenous communities and the protection of collective rights—are also discussed. The latter is the most innovative aspect of the reform since it involves a change of approach regarding private property and strengthens the regulatory powers of the state over private property, which might be applied to the protection of cultural property.

scholarly journals Geological-Geomorphological and Paleontological Heritage in the Algarve (Portugal) Applied to Geotourism and Geoeducation

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 918
Author(s):  
Antonio Martínez-Graña ◽  
Paulo Legoinha ◽  
José Luis Goy ◽  
José Angel González-Delgado ◽  
Ildefonso Armenteros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Google Earth ◽  
Geological Heritage ◽  
Portable Devices ◽  
Field Guide ◽  
Paleontological Heritage ◽  
Teaching Learning

A 3D virtual geological route on Digital Earth of the geological-geomorphological and paleontological heritage in the Algarve (Portugal) is presented, assessing the geological heritage of nine representative geosites. Eighteen quantitative parameters are used, weighing the scientific, didactic and cultural tourist interest of each site. A virtual route has been created in Google Earth, with overlaid georeferenced cartographies, as a field guide for students to participate and improve their learning. This free application allows loading thematic georeferenced information that has previously been evaluated by means of a series of parameters for identifying the importance and interest of a geosite (scientific, educational and/or tourist). The virtual route allows travelling from one geosite to another, interacting in real time from portable devices (e.g., smartphone and tablets), and thus making possible the ability to observe the relief and spatial geological distribution with representative images, as well as to access files with the description and analysis of each geosite. By using a field guide, each geosite is complemented with activities for carrying out and evaluating what has been learned; these resources allow a teaching–learning process where the student is an active part of the development and creation of content using new technologies that provide more entertaining and educational learning, teamwork and interaction with social networks. This itinerary allows the creation of attitudes and skills that involve geoconservation as an element for sustainable development.

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