Earth:Pietraroja Plattenkalk

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Short description: Geologic formation in Campania
Pietraroja Plattenkalk
Stratigraphic range: Albian
~112–100 Ma
Pietraroja.JPG
The village of Pietraroja with, immediately above it, the Le Cavere quarry, where the Pietraroja Plattenkalk outcrops
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 41°18′N 14°30′E / 41.3°N 14.5°E / 41.3; 14.5
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 23°30′N 16°12′E / 23.5°N 16.2°E / 23.5; 16.2
RegionCampania
Country Italy
Type section
Named forPietraroja
Pietraroja Plattenkalk is located in Italy
Pietraroja Plattenkalk
Pietraroja Plattenkalk (Italy)

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

Mollusca

Mollusca
Genus Species Location Material Notes
Bivalves Cavere
Gastropoda Cavere

Crustaceans

Crustaceans
Genus Species Location Material Notes
Pseudastacus Cavere
Parvocaris Cavere
Macropenaeus M. incertus Cavere

Fish

Fish
Genus Species Location Material Notes
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

Amphibians
Genus Species Location Material Notes Images
Celtedens C. megacephalus Cavere An albanerpetontid
Celtedens megacephalus.JPG

Lepidosaurs

Lepidosauria
Genus Species Location Material Notes Images
Derasmosaurus D. pietraroiae Cavere A rhynchocephalian. Initially attributed to Chometokadmon
9182 - Milano - Museo storia naturale - Derasmosaurus pietraroiae - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto 22-Apr-2007 (cropped).jpg
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.
Eichstaettisaurus gouldi 2.jpg
Costasaurus C. rusconi Cavere A lizard.
Costasaurus rusconii.JPG
Chometokadmon C. fitzingeri Cavere A lizard.
Chometokadmon fitzingeri.JPG
Rynchocephalia indet unknown Cavere
Sphenodontidae indet.[3] unknown Cavere

Crocodylomorpha

Crocodylomorpha
Genus Species Location Material Notes
Pietraroiasuchus P. ormezzanoi Cavere Two articulated skeletons Previously assigned to Pachycheilosuchus, now sister taxon

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs
Genus Species Location Material Notes Images
Scipionyx S. samniticus Cavere A nearly complete skeleton in perfect condition Tiny juvenile theropod
9121 - Milano, Museo storia naturale - Scipionyx samniticus - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto 22-Apr-2007a.jpg

Paleoflora

Algae

Algae
Genus Species Location Material Notes
Salpingoporella Cavere
Thaumatoporella Cavere

Plants

Plants
Genus Species Location Material Notes
Zamites Cavere
Brachyphyllum Cavere

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera

References

  1. ↑ (in Italian) Ciro, the Italian dinosaur from Pietraroja
  2. ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  3. ↑ 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" (in en). Cretaceous Research 49: 172–180. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2014.02.001. 

Bibliography

  • 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




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