- RECORD OF A RUDIST FROM PELAGIC BASINAL LIMESTONES (UPPER CRETACEOUS, LESSINI MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN ITALY)
- CESTARI, RICCARDO
- TREVISANI, ENRICO
- ROGHI, GUIDO
Subject
- Rudist
- Radiolitidae
- basinal limestones
- Upper Cretaceous
- Venetian Prealps
- Northern Italy
Description
- The mid-Cretaceous succession of the central Southern Alps (Trento and Verona) is mainly represented by basinal deposits of the Scaglia Variegata.In this paper, the presence of a Radiolitidae in the Scaglia Variegata of the Lessini Mountains is reported. It is the first finding of a well preserved rudist, which belongs to the Radiolitidae (Sauvagesia sp.) family. The specimen was found in Cenomanian basinal biomicrites.
Date
- 2013-03-31
Type
- info:eu-repo/semantics/article
- info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Format
- application/pdf
Identifier
10.13130/2039-4942/6022