Mezzocorona tracksite: Tuvalian, Italy
collected by M. Avanzini 2004

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Otozoidae
2 specimens
Reptilia - Grallatoridae
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy State/province:Trentino-Alto Adige
Coordinates: 46.2° North, 11.1° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:18.4° North, 31.7° East (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period: Triassic Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Carnian 10 m.y. bin: Triassic 3
Key time interval: Tuvalian
Age range of interval: 233.4 - 227 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Travenanzes
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: three closely spaced layers underhanging outcrop; Tuvalian age based on pollen; lowermost part of formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:desiccation cracks,black,gray "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:cast,trace
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Spatial orientation:life position
Preservation of anatomical detail:medium
Associated major elements:some
Disassociated major elements:some
Spatial resolution:autochthonous
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (in situ),observed (not collected)
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collectors:M. Avanzini Collection dates:Apr 2004
Metadata
Also known as:San Gottardo, Corona di Mezo
Database number:89860
Authorizer:M. Carrano Enterer:M. Carrano
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2009-06-17 08:05:25 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2009-06-17 08:05:25
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:

30097.ETE S. D'Orazi Porchetti, U. Nicosia, P. Mietto, F. M. Petti, and M. Avanzini. 2008. Atreipus-like footprints and their co-occurrence with Evazoum from the upper Carnian (Tuvalian) of Trentino-Alto Adige. Studi Trentini di Scienze Naturali, Acta Geologica 83:277-287 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]