Calcare di Bari

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Calcare di Bari
Stratigraphic range: Valanginian-early Turonian
~138–93  Ma
Type Geological formation
Sub-unitsAvvantaggio, Montericco, Palorbitoline, Corato, Bisceglie & Sannicandro Members
Underlies Calcare di Altamura
Overliesnot observed
Area100 km2 (39 sq mi)
ThicknessUp to 2,000 m (6,600 ft)
Lithology
Primary Limestone
Other Dolomite
Location
Coordinates 41°12′N16°30′E / 41.2°N 16.5°E / 41.2; 16.5
Approximate paleocoordinates 24°18′N20°18′E / 24.3°N 20.3°E / 24.3; 20.3
Region Apulia
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Extent Apulian Platform
Type section
Named for Bari
Named byValduga
LocationPetraro Quarry
Year defined1965
Coordinates 41°17′13″N16°17′08″E / 41.2869°N 16.2855°E / 41.2869; 16.2855
Region Apulia
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Calcare di Bari (Italy)
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Calcare di Bari (Apulia)

The Calcare di Bari (Italian for Bari Limestone) is a Cretaceous (Valanginian to early Turonian, spanning approximately 45 million years) geologic formation in Apulia, southeastern Italy. [1] The formation comprises micritic limestones, in places karstified and dolomitized. Rudists and fossil ankylosaur, sauropod and theropod tracks have been reported from the 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) thick formation that was deposited in an inner carbonate platform environment towards the top dominated by rudist reefs.

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Description

The Calcare di Bari underlies the Calcare di Altamura, separated by an unconformity. The base of the formation is not recognized in outcrop. [2] [3] The Calcare di Bari is subdivided into the Avvantaggio, Montericco, Palorbitoline, Corato, Bisceglie and Sannicandro Members. [2] The formation crops out around the Bari–Taranto railway. [4]

The formation comprises micritic and dolomitic limestones containing foraminifera with several levels of rudists. The depositional environment of the formation has been interpreted as inner platform with tidal and lagoonal influence. The formation crops out across an area of about 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi), [2] and the total thickness has been estimated at 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). [3] [5]

From the Valanginian to the early Aptian the present region of Apulia was dominated by a very shallow carbonate platform characterized by tranquil waters, evidenced by the muddy to marly limestones. Deepening occurred in the upper part of the formation with subtidal deposits containing a rudist reefal fauna. [3]

The upper part of the formation is dated to the Cenomanian based on the presence of the microfossils Sauvagesia sharpei , Chrysalidina gradata , Pseudolituonella reicheli , Pseudorhapydionina dubia , Nummofallotia apula , Nezzazata sp. and algae Heteroporella lepina . [6] The uppermost part is dated to the early Turonian. [2]

Fossil content

The formation has provided ichnofossils of: [1]

Foraminifera

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Calcare di Bari
  2. 1 2 3 4 APAT, 2001, p.31
  3. 1 2 3 Reina & Buttiglione, 2005, p.31
  4. Reina & Buttiglione, 2005, p.35
  5. APAT, 2001, p.32
  6. Reina & Buttiglione, 2005, p.33
  7. 1 2 3 4 Leonardi, 2008

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