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The Ichnological Record of Araraquara Sidewalks: History, Conservation, and Perspectives from This Urban Paleontological Heritage of Southeastern Brazil

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The city of Araraquara in southeastern Brazil is unique regarding its paleontological record. Flagstones have been quarried from eolianites (Botucatu Formation, Lower Cretaceous) since the beginning of the twentieth century and used to pave and cover public and private spaces of the city. As a consequence, fossil tracks and traces (ichnofossils) of invertebrates, early mammals, and dinosaurs are widely distributed in the flagstones that pave the sidewalks of the city, right under the feet of Araraquara’s inhabitants. In this paper we aimed to characterize this unique fossil record, focusing on the main trace morphotypes and their conservation. In a survey conducted in 2007–2008, 585 trace fossil-bearing flagstones were identified across Araraquara, much of which are moderately to poorly preserved. Nevertheless, optimally preserved (elite) traces of very high scientific potential were also recorded. The present study also includes a history of investigations conducted regarding these materials and discusses different aspects, difficulties, and peculiarities of conservation efforts towards this urban paleontological heritage, including some recently achieved goals.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Dr. Cristina Vega (UFPR), Dr. Deise Henriques (National Museum of Brazil, UFRJ), Mr. Rodrigo Machado (CPRM, RJ), Mrs. Luciana Ferreira (Geological Institute, São Paulo), and Mr. Diego Grola (MUGEO) for allowing the analysis of fossils under their care. Comments made by Dr. Paula Dentzien-Dias, Dr. Carla Elliff, Mrs. Virgínia de Gobbi (MAPA), and by an anonymous reviewer greatly improved an early version of this manuscript. We would also like to thank Mrs. Juliana Damus for her commitment and dedication regarding the approval of municipal Law No. 9,503 in Araraquara and the MAPA staff for their dedication in the conservation of Araraquara’s paleontological heritage.

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This work was funded by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq-PIBID) and by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES-PNPD, Process: 88882.316166/2019-01), which provided study grants to HF.

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  1. Laboratório de Paleontologia de Vertebrados, Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

    Heitor Francischini

  2. Laboratório de Paleoecologia e Paleoicnologia, Departamento de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, SP, Brazil

    Marcelo Adorna Fernandes

  3. Fundação Araporã, Araraquara, SP, Brazil

    Josiane Kunzler & Robson Rodrigues

  4. Cavanis Institute, Venice, Italy

    Giuseppe Leonardi

  5. Departamento de Geologia, Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

    Ismar de Souza Carvalho

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Francischini, H., Fernandes, M.A., Kunzler, J. et al. The Ichnological Record of Araraquara Sidewalks: History, Conservation, and Perspectives from This Urban Paleontological Heritage of Southeastern Brazil. Geoheritage 12, 50 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-020-00472-5

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