Pietraroja Plattenkalk
Introduction The '''Pietraroia Plattenkalk''' is a Cretaceous geologic formation located in the Italian municipality of Pietraroja, near Benevento, in Campania region. It is of Albian age. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation and the type locality of the formation is the ''La Cavere'' quarry, which is near the village of Pietraroja.
Paleofauna === Mollusca ===+MolluscaGenusSpeciesLocationMaterialNotesBivalvesCavereGastropodaCavere=== Crustaceans ===+CrustaceansGenusSpeciesLocationMaterialNotes''Pseudastacus''Cavere''Parvocaris''Cavere''Macropenaeus''''M. incertus''Cavere=== Fish ===+FishGenusSpeciesLocationMaterialNotes''Rhinobatos''CavereThe only known species of chondrichthy in Pietraroja''Ocloedus''CavereA pycnodont fish''Lepidotes''CavereA lepidotid fish''Belonostomus''CavereAn aspidorhynchid fish''Italoalbula''''I. pietrarojae''CavereAn albulid fish''Caeus''''C. leopoldi''CavereAn Gonorynchiformid fish=== Amphibians ===+AmphibiansGenusSpeciesLocationMaterialNotesImages''Celtedens''''C. megacephalus''Cavere An albanerpetontidframeless=== Lepidosaurs ===+LepidosauriaGenusSpeciesLocationMaterialNotesImages''Derasmosaurus''''D. pietraroiae''CavereA rhynchocephalian. Initially attributed to ''Chometokadmon''frameless''Eichstaettisaurus''''E. gouldi''CavereA lizard, possibly related to geckos. One of the two specimens was found as the gastric contents of a second reptile.frameless''Costasaurus''''C. rusconi''CavereA lizard.frameless''Chometokadmon''''C. fitzingeri''Cavere A lizard.framelessRynchocephalia indetunknownCavereSphenodontidae indet.unknownCavere=== Crocodylomorpha ===+CrocodylomorphaGenusSpeciesLocationMaterialNotes''Pietraroiasuchus''''P. ormezzanoi''CavereTwo articulated skeletonsPreviously assigned to ''Pachycheilosuchus'', now sister taxon=== Dinosaurs ===+DinosaursGenusSpeciesLocationMaterialNotesImages''Scipionyx''''S. samniticus''CavereA nearly complete skeleton in perfect conditionTiny juvenile theropodframeless
Paleoflora === Algae ===+AlgaeGenusSpeciesLocationMaterialNotesSalpingoporellaCavereThaumatoporellaCavere=== Plants ===+PlantsGenusSpeciesLocationMaterialNotesZamitesCavereBrachyphyllumCavere
See also * List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations* List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera
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