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Calcare Massiccio, Italy

Formation	Calcare Massiccio
Age:	5.33 - 3.60 Ma Neogene
Interval	Early Jurassic
Lithology	limestone, "limestone"/wackestone, rudstone, floatstone, packstone
Number of Collections	6
Number of Occurrences	64

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Cantiano tracksite	Pesaro and Urbino Province, Marche, Italy	Calcare Massiccio
Calcare Massiccio of Monte Cucco	Perugia Province, Umbria, Italy	Calcare Massiccio
Cetona	Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy	Calcare Massiccio
Monte Acuto	Perugia Province, Umbria, Italy	Calcare Massiccio

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Serpulimorpha order	4	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Serpulimorpha	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Balanidae family	5	Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Sessilia : Balanidae	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Brachiopoda phylum	2	Animalia : Brachiopoda	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Bryozoa phylum	2	Animalia : Bryozoa	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Dinosauria order	4	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria	201.3 - 174.1 Ma Jurassic
Cladocora caespitosa species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Cladocora : *Cladocora caespitosa*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Bivalvia class	3	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Oxytoma sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Oxytomidae : *Oxytoma*	190.8 - 182.7 Ma Early Jurassic
Coroniceras (Arietites) sp. subgenus	6.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Arietitidae : Coroniceras : *Coroniceras (Arietites)*	190.8 - 182.7 Ma Early Jurassic
Belemnopseina suborder	4.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Belemnopseina	190.8 - 182.7 Ma Early Jurassic
Gastropoda class	3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Conactaeon sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Acteonidae : *Conactaeon*	199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Proceritella ceccai species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Tubiferidae : Proceritella : *Proceritella ceccai*	199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Ceritella apenninica species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Ceritella : *Ceritella apenninica*	199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Pseudomelania (Oonia) sp. subgenus	6.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudomelaniidae : Pseudomelania : *Pseudomelania (Oonia)*	199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Neritopsis (Neritopsis) elegantissima species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neritoina : Neritopsidae : Neritopsis : *Neritopsis (Neritopsis) elegantissima*	199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Aristerella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cirridae : *Aristerella*	199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Cirrus semiplanus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Cirridae : Cirrus : *Cirrus semiplanus*	199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Spirocirrus cancellatus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Cirridae : Spirocirrus : *Spirocirrus cancellatus*	199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Emarginula (Tauschia) meneghiniana species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Emarginulinae : Emarginula : *Emarginula (Tauschia) meneghiniana*	199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Emarginula (Tauschia) sexagenicostae species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Emarginulinae : Emarginula : *Emarginula (Tauschia) sexagenicostae*	199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Amberleya cuccoensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Seguenziida : Eucyclidae : Amberleya : *Amberleya cuccoensis*	199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Aptyxiella latina species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Nerinellidae : Aptyxiella : *Aptyxiella latina*	199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Purpuroidea praecursor species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Purpuroideidae : Purpuroidea : *Purpuroidea praecursor*	199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Katosira contii species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Settsassiidae : Katosira : *Katosira contii*	199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Trochotoma vetusta species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Trochotomidae : Trochotoma : *Trochotoma vetusta*	199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Cerithinella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : *Cerithinella*	199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Climacina umbriensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Procerithiidae : Climacina : *Climacina umbriensis*	199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Sphaerogypsina sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Acervulinidae : *Sphaerogypsina*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Amphistegina sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Amphisteginidae : *Amphistegina*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Asterigerina sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Asterigerinidae : *Asterigerina*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Haddonia sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Lituolidae : *Haddonia*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Lithophyllum dentatum species	7	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Lithophyllum : *Lithophyllum dentatum*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Lithophyllum incrustans species	7	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Lithophyllum : *Lithophyllum incrustans*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Lithophyllum pustulatum species	7	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Lithophyllum : *Lithophyllum pustulatum*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Neogoniolithon sp. genus	6	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : *Neogoniolithon*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Spongites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : *Spongites*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Lithothamnion sp. genus	6	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Hapalidiaceae : *Lithothamnion*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Mesophyllum sp. genus	6	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Hapalidiaceae : *Mesophyllum*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene

References

Monari S. (1994) I bivalvi giurassici dell’Appennino umbro-marchigiano, Studi Geologici Camerti, Volume Speciale: Biostratigrafia dell’Italia\r\ncentrale, 157-187

Dalla Vecchia F. M. (1995) I dinosauri in Italia: stato delle conoscenze [Dinosaurs in Italy: state of knowledge], Natura Nascosta 11, 29-35

Fischer J.-C., Rosati F., et al (2002) Sinemurian gastropods from Monte Cucco (Umbria-Marche Apennines, Central Italy), Geobios 32 4, 441-456 doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(02)00039-6

Checconi A., Bassi D., et al (2007) Coralline red algal assemblage from the Middle Pliocene shallow-water temperate carbonates of the Monte Cetona (Northern Apennines, Italy), Facies 53, 57-66

Weis R., Mariotti N., et al (2015) Systematics and evolutionary implications of Early Jurassic belemnites from the Peri-Mediterranean Tethys, Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 89, 729-747

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