Leno Torrent, Vallarsa (Triassic of Italy)

Where: Trentino, Italy (45.8° N, 11.1° E: paleocoordinates 5.9° N, 22.8° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Tetractinella trigonella other zone, Calcare di Recoaro Formation, Pelsonian (247.2 - 242.0 Ma)

• section 2 m thick

Environment/lithology: lagoonal; lithified, gray limestone and gray siltstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: M. Dalla Vecchia and M. Avanzini. 2002. New findings of isolated remains of Triassic reptiles from Northeastern Italy. Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana 42(2-3):215-235 [M. Carrano/H. Street]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 99307: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Hallie Street on 05.11.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Sauropterygia -
Eosauropterygia indet.
Eosauropterygia indet. Rieppel 1994 diapsid
MTSN 3635, MTSN 3638, MTSN 3639, MTSN 3640, all vertebrae
 Eosauropterygia - Nothosauridae
Nothosaurus sp.
Nothosaurus sp. Münster 1834 diapsid
MTSN 3636, tooth
 Eosauropterygia -
Pachypleurosauria indet.
Pachypleurosauria indet. diapsid
MTSN 3645, humerus
 Placodontia - Placodontidae
Placodus gigas
Placodus gigas Agassiz 1833 placodont
MTSN 3632, tooth; MTSN 3637, partial tooth; MTSN 3642, tooth fragment; MTSN 3630, femur