ammonites
Rotzo, Altipiano d'Asagio, Lithiotis Limestone (Jurassic of Italy)

Also known as Reef 574

Where: Italy (45.9° N, 11.4° E: paleocoordinates 32.3° N, 19.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Rotzo Member (Calcari Grigi Formation), Pliensbachian (189.6 - 183.0 Ma)

• possibly extending into the Toarcian

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: O. F. Geyer. 1977. Die "Lithiotis-Kalke" im Bereich der unterjurassischen Tethys [The "Lithiotis Limestones" in the Lower Jurassic Tethys realm]. Neues Jahrbuch fuer Geologie und Palaeontologie, Abhandlungen 153(3):304-340 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel] more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 68352: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 17.01.2007