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Dolomia di Forni, Carnia, Udine Province, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

FormationDolomia di Forni
Member(s)lower
Age:216 - 206 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
IntervalAlaunian
Lithologydolomite, marl/dolomite
Number of Collections19
Number of Occurrences41

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Purone CreekCarnia, Udine Province, Friuli Venezia Giulia, ItalyDolomia di Forni
Outcrop F1Carnia, Udine Province, Friuli Venezia Giulia, ItalyDolomia di Forni - lower
N. church Madonna PerariesCarnia, Udine Province, Friuli Venezia Giulia, ItalyDolomia di Forni - lower
Rovadia creek pterosaurCarnia, Udine Province, Friuli Venezia Giulia, ItalyDolomia di Forni
Forchiar CreekCarnia, Udine Province, Friuli Venezia Giulia, ItalyDolomia di Forni
Seazza creek river bedCarnia, Udine Province, Friuli Venezia Giulia, ItalyDolomia di Forni
S. church Madonna PerariesCarnia, Udine Province, Friuli Venezia Giulia, ItalyDolomia di Forni
S. church Madonna Peraries Carnia, Udine Province, Friuli Venezia Giulia, ItalyDolomia di Forni - Lower
Rio Seazza ValleyCarnia, Udine Province, Friuli Venezia Giulia, ItalyDolomia di Forni
Rovadia Brook valleyCarnia, Udine Province, Friuli Venezia Giulia, ItalyDolomia di Forni
Rio di Donna Carnia, Udine Province, Friuli Venezia Giulia, ItalyDolomia di Forni
Rio Secco Carnia, Udine Province, Friuli Venezia Giulia, ItalyDolomia di Forni
Caprizzi Carnia, Udine Province, Friuli Venezia Giulia, ItalyDolomia di Forni
Auda Mount Carnia, Udine Province, Friuli Venezia Giulia, ItalyDolomia di Forni
Borta landslideCarnia, Udine Province, Friuli Venezia Giulia, ItalyDolomia di Forni
Rio dai ClasCarnia, Udine Province, Friuli Venezia Giulia, ItalyDolomia di Forni

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Dolomia di Forni - lower216 - 206 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
dolomite16

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Plantae
kingdom
1Plantae215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Pinales
order
4Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Brachyphyllum sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Brachyphyllum215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Friularachne rigoi
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Araneae : Friularachne : Friularachne rigoi215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Astacidea
infraorder
4.5Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Astacidea215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Caridea
infraorder
4.5Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Caridea215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Decapoda
order
4Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Acanthochirana triassica
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Aegeridae : Acanthochirana : Acanthochirana triassica215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Pseudocoleia mazzolenii
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Coleiidae : Pseudocoleia : Pseudocoleia mazzolenii215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Rosenfeldia triassica
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Eryonidae : Rosenfeldia : Rosenfeldia triassica215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Glyphea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Glypheidae : Glyphea215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Dusa denticulata
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Penaeidae : Dusa : Dusa denticulata215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Dusa longipes
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Penaeidae : Dusa : Dusa longipes215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Archaeopalinurus levis
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Palinuridae : Archaeopalinurus : Archaeopalinurus levis215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Antrimpos colettoi
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Penaeidae : Antrimpos : Antrimpos colettoi215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Antrimpos noricus
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Penaeidae : Antrimpos : Antrimpos noricus215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Glaessnericaris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Platychelidae : Glaessnericaris215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Platychelidae
family
5Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Platychelidae215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Microcaris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Thylacocephala : Concavicarida : Microcarididae : Microcaris215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Thoracopterus martinisi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Peltopleuriformes : Thoracopteridae : Thoracopterus : Thoracopterus martinisi215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Eopholidophorus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Pholidophoriformes : Pholidophoridae : Eopholidophorus215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Saurichthys sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Saurichthyidae : Saurichthys215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Sargodon tomicus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Semionotiformes : Semionotidae : Sargodon : Sargodon tomicus215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Pseudodalatias barnstonensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Pseudodalatiidae : Pseudodalatias : Pseudodalatias barnstonensis215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Holophagus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Sarcopterygii : Coelacanthiformes : Latimeriidae : Holophagus215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Epigondolella slovakensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Gondolellidae : Epigondolella : Epigondolella slovakensis215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Lepidosauria
superorder
3.7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Lepidosauria215.56 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Langobardisaurus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Tanystropheidae : Langobardisaurus215.56 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Langobardisaurus tonelloi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Tanystropheidae : Langobardisaurus : Langobardisaurus tonelloi215.56 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Drepanosaurus unguicaudatus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Drepanosauridae : Drepanosaurus : Drepanosaurus unguicaudatus215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Megalancosaurus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Drepanosauridae : Megalancosaurus215.56 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Megalancosaurus preonensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Drepanosauridae : Megalancosaurus : Megalancosaurus preonensis215.56 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Eudimorphodon sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Campylognathoididae : Eudimorphodon215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Eudimorphodon rosenfeldi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Campylognathoididae : Eudimorphodon : Eudimorphodon rosenfeldi215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Austriadactylus cristatus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Austriadactylus : Austriadactylus cristatus215.56 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Preondactylus buffarinii
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Rhamphorhynchidae : Preondactylus : Preondactylus buffarinii215.56 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Pterosauria
order
4Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic

References

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Wild R. (1984) A new pterosaur (Reptilia, Pterosauria) from the Upper Triassic (Norian) of Fruili, Italy, Gortania - Atti del Museo Friulano di Storia Naturale 5, 45-62
Dalla Vecchia F. M. (1991) Note sulla stratigrafia, sedimentologia e paleontologia della Dolomia di Forni (Triassico Superiore) nella Valle del Rio Seazza (Preone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia) [Note on the stratigraphy, sedimentology, and paleontology of the Dolomia di Forni (Upper Triassic) of the Rio Seazza Valley (Preone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia)], Gortania - Atti del Museo Friulano di Storia Naturale 12 90, 7-30
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Dalla Vecchia F. M. (2003) A review of the Triassic pterosaur record, Rivista del Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali "E. Caffi" Bergamo 22, 13-29
Dalla Vecchia F. M. (2003) New morphological observations on Triassic pterosaurs, E. Buffetaut and J.-M. Mazin, eds., Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs. Geological Society, London, Special Publications 217, 23-44
Dalla Vecchia F. M. (2004) An Eudimorphodon (Diapsida, Pterosauria) specimen from the Norian (Late Triassic) of north-eastern Italy, Gortania - Atti del Museo Friulano di Storia Naturale 25, 47-72
Renesto S., Dalla Vecchia F. M. (2007) A revision of Langobardisaurus rossii Bizzarini and Muscio, 1995 from the Late Triassic of Friuli (Italy), Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 113, 191-201
Dalla Vecchia F. M. (2009) The first Italian specimen of Austriadactylus cristatus (Diapsida, Pterosauria) from the Norian (Upper Triassic) of the Carnic Prealps, Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 115 3, 291-304
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Dalla Vecchia F. M., Selden P. A. (2013) A Triassic spider from Italy, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 58, 325-330
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