Besano Formation
173 distinct taxa, from 459 fossil occurrences the Paleobiology Database records under this name.
The Paleobiology Database files this name in 2 countries. That can be one body of rock crossing a border, or two rocks that happen to share a name. The database does not say which, so nothing below is added across them.
Ticino, Kanton Tessin · CH
124 taxa · 364 fossils · 247–237 MyaMembers recorded: Grenzbitumenzone, Grenzbitumen-horizon, Mittlere Grenzbitumenzone.
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2 distinct localities, where the rock is now rather than where it was laid down. Tectonics draws the world it belonged to.
When
What has been found
- Rieppelia heinzfurreri
- Trematoceras elegans
- Ticinolepis
- Serpianosaurus mirigiolensis
- Acrodus georgii
- Meridensia meridensis
- Ticinolepis crassidens
- Ctenognathichthys bellottii
- Longobardites zsigmondyi
- Saurichthys curionii
- Ptycholepis barboi
- Breviconoteuthis breviconus
- Flexoptychites acutus
- Peltopleurus lissocephalus
- Peripeltopleurus vexillipinnis
- Celtites
- Ceratitida
- Proarcestes
- Acrodus lateralis
- Aplococeras misanii
- Gracilignathichthys microlepis
- Habroichthys minimus
- Luganoia lepidosteoides
- Marcopoloichthys mirigioliensis
- Mojsisovicsteuthis meneghinii
- Parakellnerites
- Peltopleurus nothocephalus
- Pholidopleurus ticinensis
- Ptycholepis schaefferi
- Stoppaniceras
- Ticinolepis longaeva
- Aetheodontus besanensis
- Gyrolepis
- Macrocnemus bassanii
- Mojsisovicsteuthis
- Palaeobates angustissimus
- Peltoperleidus macrodontus
- Peripeltopleurus hypsisomus
- Pholidopleurus
- Platysiagum minus
The 40 most often recorded, of 124.
Piedmont · IT
76 taxa · 95 fossils · 247–237 MyaMembers recorded: Grenzbitumenzone.
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2 distinct localities, where the rock is now rather than where it was laid down. Tectonics draws the world it belonged to.
When
What has been found
- Meridensia meridensis
- Luganoia lepidosteoides
- Placopleurus besanensis
- Ptycholepis barboi
- Acronemus tuberculatus
- Cephaloxenus
- Colobodus bassanii
- Colobodus triasicus
- Hybodus
- Nannolepis
- Peltopleurus
- Peltopleurus lissocephalus
- Pholidophorus barazzettii
- Aetheodontus
- Aetheodontus besanensis
- Altisolepis
- Aneurolepis
- Belonorhynchus intermedius
- Belonorhynchus stoppanii
- Besania
- Besania micrognathus
- Birgeria
- Bobasatrania
- Cephaloxenus macropterus
- Cephaloxenus sqamiserratus
- Colobodus
- Crenilepis
- Ctenognathichthys
- Cyamodus hildegardis
- Eoeugnathus
- Eoeugnathus megalepis
- Eosemionotus
- Eusaurosphargis dalsassoi
- Gracilignathichthys
- Gracilignathichthys microlepis
- Gyrolepis
- Habroichthys
- Habroichthys minimus
- Halecomorphi
- Heterolepidotus gibbus
The 40 most often recorded, of 76.
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