Strati di Cassina
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- Color CMYK
- (0%,0%,0%,100%)
- 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
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Cassina (TI), Monte San Giorgio
- Historical Variants
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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
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- Ladinian
- Age at base
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- Ladinian
- Dating Method
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240.63 Ma (Stockar et al. 2012)
Geography
- Type area
- Monte San Giorgio (TI)