Pietraroja Plattenkalk

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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.

Pietraroja Plattenkalk
Stratigraphic range: Albian
~112–100 Ma
The village of Pietraroja with, immediately above it, the Le Cavere quarry, where the Pietraroja Plattenkalk outcrops
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
Coordinates41°18′N 14°30′E / 41.3°N 14.5°E / 41.3; 14.5
Approximate paleocoordinates23°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)

Paleofauna

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Mollusca

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Mollusca
Genus Species Location Material Notes
Bivalves Cavere
Gastropoda Cavere

Crustaceans

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

Fish

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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

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

Lepidosaurs

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Lepidosauria
Genus Species Location Material Notes Images
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

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

Dinosaurs

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Dinosaurs
Genus Species Location Material Notes Images
Scipionyx S. samniticus Cavere A nearly complete skeleton in perfect condition Tiny juvenile theropod
 

Paleoflora

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Algae

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Algae
Genus Species Location Material Notes
Salpingoporella Cavere
Thaumatoporella Cavere

Plants

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Plants
Genus Species Location Material Notes
Zamites Cavere
Brachyphyllum Cavere

See also

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References

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  1. ^ (in Italian) Ciro, the Italian dinosaur from Pietraroja Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  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". Cretaceous Research. 49: 172–180. Bibcode:2014CrRes..49..172C. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2014.02.001.

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