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Meride - Kalkschiefer

FormationMeride
MemberKalkschiefer
Age:242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
IntervalLongobardian
Lithologylimestone
Number of Collections7
Number of Occurrences37

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Rio ValloneVarese Province, Lombardy, ItalyMeride - Kalkschiefer
C脿 del FrateBesano, Varese Province, Lombardy, ItalyMeride - Kalkschiefer
Val Mara DCuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, ItalyMeride - Kalkschiefer
River Gaggiolo excavationsTicino, SwitzerlandMeride - Kalkschiefer
Val MaraTicino, SwitzerlandMeride - Kalkschiefer
Val Mara VM 227Ticino, SwitzerlandMeride - Kalkschiefer

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Besano - Grenzbitumenzone242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
dolomite/"shale", dolomite, mudstone, "shale"/dolomite, "limestone"331

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Dasyleptus triassicus
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Archaeognatha : Dasyleptidae : Dasyleptus : Dasyleptus triassicus242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Gigamachilis triassicus
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Archaeognatha : Machilidae : Gigamachilis : Gigamachilis triassicus242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Notocupes sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Cupedidae : Notocupes242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Praedodromeus sangiorgiensis
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Trachypachidae : Praedodromeus : Praedodromeus sangiorgiensis242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Archetingis ladinica
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Tingidae : Archetingis : Archetingis ladinica242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Tintorina meridensis
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Ephemeroptera : Tintorinidae : Tintorina : Tintorina meridensis242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Archaeosemionotus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Ionoscopiformes : Furidae : Archaeosemionotus242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Sangiorgioichthys aldae
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Sangiorgioichthys : Sangiorgioichthys aldae242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Sangiorgioichthys valmarensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Sangiorgioichthys : Sangiorgioichthys valmarensis242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Caelatichthys meridensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Palaeonisciformes : Caelatichthys : Caelatichthys meridensis242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Caelatichthys nitens
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Palaeonisciformes : Caelatichthys : Caelatichthys nitens242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Allolepidotus bellottii
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Panxianichthyiformes : Panxianichthyidae : Allolepidotus : Allolepidotus bellottii242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Peltopleurus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Peltopleuriformes : Peltopleuridae : Peltopleurus242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Peltopleurus nuptialis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Peltopleuriformes : Peltopleuridae : Peltopleurus : Peltopleurus nuptialis242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Daninia spinosa
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perleidiformes : Daninia : Daninia spinosa242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Dipteronotus olgiatii
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perleidiformes : Perleididae : Dipteronotus : Dipteronotus olgiatii242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Perleidus altolepis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perleidiformes : Perleididae : Perleidus : Perleidus altolepis242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Felberia excelsa
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perleidiformes : Polzbergiidae : Felberia : Felberia excelsa242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Prohalecites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Prohaleciteiformes : Prohaleciteidae : Prohalecites242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Prohalecites porroi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Prohaleciteiformes : Prohaleciteidae : Prohalecites : Prohalecites porroi242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Legnonotus obtusus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Semionotiformes : Macrosemiidae : Legnonotus : Legnonotus obtusus242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Pacorichthys sangiorgii
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Pacorichthys : Pacorichthys sangiorgii242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Lariosaurus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosauropterygia : Nothosauridae : Lariosaurus242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Lariosaurus valceresii
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Nothosauridae : Lariosaurus : Lariosaurus valceresii242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Odoiporosaurus teruzzii
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosauropterygia : Odoiporosaurus : Odoiporosaurus teruzzii242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Neusticosaurus edwardsii
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Nothosauria : Lariosauridae : Neusticosaurus : Neusticosaurus edwardsii242 - 235 Ma
Triassic

References

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Tintori A. (1990) Dipteronotus olgiatii n. sp. (Actinopterygii, Perleidiformes) from the Kalksschieferzone of Ca' del Frate (N. Italy) (preliminary note), Atti Ticinesi di Scienze della Terra 33, 191-197
Tintori A. (1990) The Actinopterygian fish Prohalecites from the Triassic of Northern Italy, Palaeontology 33, 155-174
Lombardo C. (1995) Perleidus altolepis (Actinopterygii, Perleidiformes) from the Kalkschieferzone of Ca' del Frate (N. Italy), Geobios 28 Suppl 2, 211-213
Rieppel O., Lin K. (1995) Pachypleurosaurs (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Lower Muschelkalk, and a review of the Pachypleurosauroidea, Fieldiana: Geology, new series 32, 1-44
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Rieppel O. (1998) The status of the sauropterygian reptile genera Ceresiosaurus, Lariosaurus, and Silvestrosaurus from the Middle Triassic of Europe, Fieldiana: Geology, new series 38, 1-46
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