S. Omobono (V. Imagna): Rhaetian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Placodontia
Psephoderma alpinum Meyer 1858
1 specimen
one tooth (ID no. V468)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Cyathocoenia schafhaeutli (Winckler 1861)
Fantini Sestini and Motta 1984 1 specimen
recombined as Chondrocoenia schafhaeutli
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
? Micrabacia sp. Milne-Edwards 1849
Stoppani 1865
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy State/province:Lombardia
Coordinates: 45.8° North, 9.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:30.7° North, 13.7° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Triassic Epoch:Late/Upper Triassic
Stage:Rhaetian 10 m.y. bin:Triassic 4
Key time interval:Rhaetian
Age range of interval:208.50000 - 201.40000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Calcare di Zu
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: Calcare di Zu, Retico (Rhaetian).
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "limestone"
Lithology description: Calcare di Zu.
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Disassociated minor elements:all
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Collection of the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano.
Metadata
Also known as:Val Imagna
Database number:37322
Authorizer:J. Alroy, W. Kiessling, A. Dunhill Enterer:R. Whatley, B. Allen, B. Brenneis
Modifier:R. Whatley Research group:vertebrate
Created:2004-03-10 16:28:15 Last modified:2004-03-10 18:52:27
Access level:the public Released:2004-03-10 16:28:15
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

9752.5% 21160S. Nosotti. 1986. Denti di rettili placodonti nelle collezioni del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano 127(3-4):237-244 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/J. Alroy]

Secondary references:

10224 N. Fantini Sestini and E. Motta. 1984. I Coralli del Calcare di Zu (Triassico Superiore) della Lombardia (Italia). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 89(3):343-376 [W. Kiessling/B. Brenneis/B. Brenneis]
70306 A. Stoppani. 1865. Géologie et paléontologie des couches à Avicula contorta en Lombardie. Paleontologie Lombarde 3:1-267 [A. Dunhill/B. Allen]