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Meride Limestone - Alla Cascina, Ticino, Switzerland
| Formation | Meride Limestone |
|---|---|
| Member | Alla Cascina |
| Age: | 242 - 237 Ma Middle Triassic |
| Interval | Ladinian |
| Tectonic Setting | Passive margin |
| Lithology | dolomite/"shale" |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 4 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Alla Cascina | Ticino, Switzerland | Meride Limestone - Alla Cascina |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Ceresiosaurus lanzispecies | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosauropterygia : Nothosauridae : Ceresiosaurus : Ceresiosaurus lanzi | 242 - 237 Ma Middle Triassic |
| Pachypleurosaurus edwardsi species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosauropterygia : Pachypleurosauridae : Pachypleurosaurus : Pachypleurosaurus edwardsi | 242 - 237 Ma Middle Triassic |
 Macrocnemus bassaniispecies | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Tanystropheidae : Macrocnemus : Macrocnemus bassanii | 242 - 237 Ma Middle Triassic |
| Tanystropheus meridensis species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Tanystropheidae : Tanystropheus : Tanystropheus meridensis | 242 - 237 Ma Middle Triassic |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
