Pietraroja Plattenkalk
Appearance
Pietraroja Plattenkalk | |
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Stratigraphic range: Albian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 41°18′N 14°30′E / 41.3°N 14.5°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 23°30′N 16°12′E / 23.5°N 16.2°E |
Region | Campania |
Country | Italy |
Type section | |
Named for | Pietraroja |
The Pietraroia Plattenkalk is a Cretaceous geologic formation located in the Italian municipality of Pietraroja,[1] near Benevento, in Campania region. It is of Albian age. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation[2] and the type locality of the formation is the La Cavere quarry, which is near the village of Pietraroja.
Paleofauna[edit]
Mollusca[edit]
Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes |
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Bivalves | Cavere | |||
Gastropoda | Cavere |
Crustaceans[edit]
Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes |
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Pseudastacus | Cavere | |||
Parvocaris | Cavere | |||
Macropenaeus | M. incertus | Cavere |
Fish[edit]
Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes |
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Rhinobatos | Cavere | The only known species of chondrichthy in Pietraroja | ||
Ocloedus | Cavere | A pycnodont fish | ||
Lepidotes | Cavere | A lepidotid fish | ||
Belonostomus | Cavere | An aspidorhynchid fish | ||
Italoalbula | I. pietrarojae | Cavere | An albulid fish | |
Caeus | C. leopoldi | Cavere | An Gonorynchiformid fish |
Amphibians[edit]
Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes | Images |
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Celtedens | C. megacephalus | Cavere | An albanerpetontid |
Lepidosaurs[edit]
Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes | Images |
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Derasmosaurus | D. pietraroiae | Cavere | A rhynchocephalian. Initially attributed to Chometokadmon | ||
Eichstaettisaurus | E. gouldi | Cavere | A lizard, possibly related to geckos. One of the two specimens was found as the gastric contents of a second reptile. | ||
Costasaurus | C. rusconi | Cavere | A lizard. | ||
Chometokadmon | C. fitzingeri | Cavere | A lizard. | ||
Rynchocephalia indet | unknown | Cavere | |||
Sphenodontidae indet.[3] | unknown | Cavere |
Crocodylomorpha[edit]
Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes |
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Pietraroiasuchus | P. ormezzanoi | Cavere | Two articulated skeletons | Previously assigned to Pachycheilosuchus, now sister taxon |
Dinosaurs[edit]
Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes | Images |
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Scipionyx | S. samniticus | Cavere | A nearly complete skeleton in perfect condition | Tiny juvenile theropod |
Paleoflora[edit]
Algae[edit]
Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes |
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Salpingoporella | Cavere | |||
Thaumatoporella | Cavere |
Plants[edit]
Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes |
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Zamites | Cavere | |||
Brachyphyllum | Cavere |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ (in Italian) Ciro, the Italian dinosaur from Pietraroja Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ^ Cau, Andrea; Baiano, Mattia A.; Raia, Pasquale (May 2014). "A new sphenodontian (Reptilia, Lepidosauria) from the Lower Cretaceous of Southern Italy and the phylogenetic affinities of the Pietraroia Plattenkalk rhynchocephalians". Cretaceous Research. 49: 172–180. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2014.02.001.
Bibliography[edit]
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka (eds.) Osmólska. 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2