Strati di Cassina

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
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Rank
lithostratigraphic Bed
Validity
Unit is not in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Cassina-Schichten
Français
Couches de Cassina
Italiano
Strati di Cassina
English
Cassina Beds
Origin of the Name

Cassina (TI), Monte San Giorgio

Historical Variants

Cassina beds, Cassina levels, Niveau von Cascina [sic] (Rutsch et al. 1966), Strati di Cassina (Bernoulli et al. 2018)

Description

Thickness
Env. 3 m.

Components

Fossil Content
  • fish
  • reptiles

Actinopterygi (Saurichthys), Paleopterygi (Peltopleurus), Neopterygi

Hierarchy and sequence

Superordinate unit

Age

Age at top
  • Ladinian
Age at base
  • Ladinian
Dating Method

240.63 Ma (Stockar et al. 2012)

Geography

Type area
Monte San Giorgio (TI)
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