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San Giovanni Rotondo Formation

Coordinates: 41°42′N 15°42′E / 41.7°N 15.7°E / 41.7; 15.7
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San Giovanni Rotondo Formation
Stratigraphic range: Hauterivian-Barremian
~136–126 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherClaystone
Location
Coordinates41°42′N 15°42′E / 41.7°N 15.7°E / 41.7; 15.7
Approximate paleocoordinates26°06′N 19°42′E / 26.1°N 19.7°E / 26.1; 19.7
RegionApulia
Country Italy
San Giovanni Rotondo Formation is located in Italy
San Giovanni Rotondo Formation
San Giovanni Rotondo Formation (Italy)
San Giovanni Rotondo Formation is located in Apulia
San Giovanni Rotondo Formation
San Giovanni Rotondo Formation (Apulia)

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]

Fossil content

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The following fossils have been reported from the formation:

Ichnofossils

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607

Bibliography

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  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, retrieved 2019-02-21
  • 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