Dürrestein Formation

Dürrestein Formation
Stratigraphic range: Carnian 222–208 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Location
Coordinates	46°42′N 12°12′E / 46.7°N 12.2°E / 46.7; 12.2
Approximate paleocoordinates	13°18′N 19°54′E / 13.3°N 19.9°E / 13.3; 19.9
Country	Italy
Extent	Southern Limestone Alps
Dürrestein Formation (Italy)

The Dürrestein Formation is a Carnian geologic formation in Italy. Fossil prosauropod tracks have been reported from the formation.^[1]

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:^[2]

Sponges

Corals

• Margarosmilia zieteni
• Margarosmilia sp.

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of stratigraphic units with sauropodomorph tracks
    • Prosauropod tracks
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Italy

References

Bibliography

• Tosti, F.; A. Mastandrea; A. Guido; F. Demasi; F. Russo, and R. Riding. 2014. Biogeochemical and redox record of mid–late Triassic reef evolution in the Italian Dolomites. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 399. .. .
• Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2

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