Pietraroja Plattenkalk | |
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Stratigraphic range: Albian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 41°18′N14°30′E / 41.3°N 14.5°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 23°30′N16°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.
Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes |
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Bivalves | Cavere | |||
Gastropoda | Cavere |
Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes |
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Pseudastacus | Cavere | |||
Parvocaris | Cavere | |||
Macropenaeus | M. incertus | Cavere |
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 |
Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes | Images |
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Celtedens | C. megacephalus | Cavere | An albanerpetontid |
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 |
Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes |
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Pietraroiasuchus | P. ormezzanoi | Cavere | Two articulated skeletons | Previously assigned to Pachycheilosuchus , now sister taxon |
Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes | Images |
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Scipionyx | S. samniticus | Cavere | A nearly complete skeleton in perfect condition | Tiny juvenile theropod |
Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes |
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Salpingoporella | Cavere | |||
Thaumatoporella | Cavere |
Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes |
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Zamites | Cavere | |||
Brachyphyllum | Cavere |
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