The Pietraroia Plattenkalk is a Cretaceous geologic formation located in the Italian municipality of Pietraroja,[1] near Benevento, in Campania region. It is of Albian age. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation[2] and the type locality of the formation is the La Cavere quarry, which is near the village of Pietraroja.
| Pietraroja Plattenkalk | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Albian ~ | |
 The village of Pietraroja with, immediately above it, the Le Cavere quarry, where the Pietraroja Plattenkalk outcrops | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 41°18′N 14°30′E / 41.3°N 14.5°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 23°30′N 16°12′E / 23.5°N 16.2°E |
| Region | Campania |
| Country |  Italy |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Pietraroja |
  Pietraroja Plattenkalk (Italy) | |
Paleofauna edit
Mollusca edit
| Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bivalves | Cavere | |||
| Gastropoda | Cavere |
Crustaceans edit
| Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pseudastacus | Cavere | |||
| Parvocaris | Cavere | |||
| Macropenaeus | M. incertus | Cavere |
Fish edit
| Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhinobatos | Cavere | The only known species of chondrichthy in Pietraroja | ||
| Ocloedus | Cavere | A pycnodont fish | ||
| Lepidotes | Cavere | A lepidotid fish | ||
| Belonostomus | Cavere | An aspidorhynchid fish | ||
| Italoalbula | I. pietrarojae | Cavere | An albulid fish | |
| Caeus | C. leopoldi | Cavere | An Gonorynchiformid fish |
Amphibians edit
| Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtedens | C. megacephalus | Cavere | An albanerpetontid |  |
Lepidosaurs edit
| Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derasmosaurus | D. pietraroiae | Cavere | A rhynchocephalian. Initially attributed to Chometokadmon | .jpg) | |
| Eichstaettisaurus | E. gouldi | Cavere | A lizard, possibly related to geckos. One of the two specimens was found as the gastric contents of a second reptile. |  | |
| Costasaurus | C. rusconi | Cavere | A lizard. |  | |
| Chometokadmon | C. fitzingeri | Cavere | A lizard. |  | |
| Rynchocephalia indet | unknown | Cavere | |||
| Sphenodontidae indet.[3] | unknown | Cavere |
Crocodylomorpha edit
| Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pietraroiasuchus | P. ormezzanoi | Cavere | Two articulated skeletons | Previously assigned to Pachycheilosuchus, now sister taxon |
Dinosaurs edit
| Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scipionyx | S. samniticus | Cavere | A nearly complete skeleton in perfect condition | Tiny juvenile theropod |  |
Paleoflora edit
Algae edit
| Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salpingoporella | Cavere | |||
| Thaumatoporella | Cavere |
Plants edit
| Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zamites | Cavere | |||
| Brachyphyllum | Cavere |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ (in Italian) Ciro, the Italian dinosaur from Pietraroja Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ^ Cau, Andrea; Baiano, Mattia A.; Raia, Pasquale (May 2014). "A new sphenodontian (Reptilia, Lepidosauria) from the Lower Cretaceous of Southern Italy and the phylogenetic affinities of the Pietraroia Plattenkalk rhynchocephalians". Cretaceous Research. 49: 172–180. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2014.02.001.
Bibliography edit
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka (eds.) Osmólska. 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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