Camponocecchio fossil site

The Camponocecchio fossil site is an unnamed fossil site in Camponocecchio, Italy that dates back to the Tithonian (152 Ma) - it was first identified when the paper describing Gengasaurus was published in 2017.[1] It was probably a marine shale due to the fossil content.[2] Fossils found there include ammonites and the ichthyosaur Gengasaurus, discovered in 1976.[1] Many of the fossils found in this formation are housed at the Spaelaeo-Palaeontologic Museum in Genga.

Camponocecchio fossil site
Stratigraphic range: Tithonian, 152 Ma
TypeGroup
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone and sandstone
Location
RegionMarche
Country Italy
ExtentCamponocecchio and Genga
Type section
Named forCamponocecchio
LocationCamponocecchio

References

  1. Ilaria Paparella; Erin E. Maxwell; Angelo Cipriani; Scilla Roncacè; Michael W. Caldwell (2017). "The first ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Upper Jurassic of the Umbrian–Marchean Apennines (Marche, Central Italy)". Geological Magazine. 154 (4): 837–858. Bibcode:2017GeoM..154..837P. doi:10.1017/S0016756816000455.
  2. "Paleo Profile: The Genga Lizard". Scientfic American. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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