San Giovanni Rotondo Formation
The San Giovanni Rotondo Formation is an Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian to Barremian) geologic formation in Italy. Fossil ornithopod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]
| San Giovanni Rotondo Formation Stratigraphic range: Hauterivian-Barremian ~136–126 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Claystone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 41.7°N 15.7°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 26.1°N 19.7°E |
| Region | Apulia |
| Country |  Italy |
  San Giovanni Rotondo Formation (Italy)  San Giovanni Rotondo Formation (Apulia) | |
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:
- Ichnofossils
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Italy
References
- Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2
- P. Gianolla, M. D. Morsilli, F. M. Dalla Vecchia, A. Borsellini, and A. Russo. 2000. Impronte di dinosauri nel Cretaceo inferiore del Gargano (Puglia, Italia Meridionale): nuove implicazioni paleogeografiche [Dinosaur footprints from the Lower Cretaceous of Gargano (Puglia, southern Italy): new paleogeographic implications]. In G. B. Carulli & G. Longo Salvador (ed.), 80° Riunione Estiva, Società Geologica Italiana, Riassunti delle comunicazioni orali e dei posters 265-266
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