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Werfen - Cencenighe, Italy

Formation	Werfen
Member	Cencenighe
Age:	251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Interval	Spathian
Lithology	limestone, "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic", siltstone, lime mudstone
Number of Collections	16
Number of Occurrences	85

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Butterloch Italy St 14	Aldein (Aldino), Überetsch-Unterland (Oltradige-Bassa Atesina), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol), Italy	Werfen - Cencenighe
Tereso Horizon	Belluno Province, Veneto, Italy	Werfen - Cencenighe
Piavac-Lusia	Moena, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol), Italy	Werfen - Cencenighe
Val Averta 2F	Ziano di Fiemme, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol), Italy	Werfen - Cencenighe
Val Sorda	Predazzo, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol), Italy	Werfen - Cencenighe
Fachiade Monzoni	Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol), Italy	Werfen - Cencenighe
CB-1	Moena, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol), Italy	Werfen - Cencenighe
VV-1	Belluno Province, Veneto, Italy	Werfen - Cencenighe
WH-4	Aldein (Aldino), Überetsch-Unterland (Oltradige-Bassa Atesina), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol), Italy	Werfen - Cencenighe
Costabella	Moena, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol), Italy	Werfen - Cencenighe
Val Averta	Fiemme Valley, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol), Italy	Werfen - Cencenighe

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Groedner Sandstein	260 - 252 Ma Permian	claystone/sandstone, sandstone, sandstone/claystone	262
Val Gardena	259 - 252 Ma Permian	siltstone, mudstone, sandstone/siltstone	75
Werfen - Campil	251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	limestone, siltstone/sandstone, siltstone, sandstone, "siliciclastic", packstone, lime mudstone	145
Werfen - Gastropod Oolite	251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	limestone, "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic", packstone, lime mudstone	72
Werfen - Mazzin	252 - 251 Ma Phanerozoic	mudstone, "limestone", "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic", packstone/siltstone, mudstone/siltstone, wackestone, lime mudstone	150
Werfen - San Lucano	251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	limestone, lime mudstone	8
Werfen - Tereso Horizon	254 - 252 Ma Permian	grainstone/packstone	28
Werfen - Val Badia	251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	limestone, "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic", siltstone, lime mudstone	58

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Praeaplocoma sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiurida : Ophiuridae : *Praeaplocoma*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Praeaplocoma hessi species	7	Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiurida : Ophiuridae : Praeaplocoma : *Praeaplocoma hessi*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Promysidiella eduliformis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Mysidiellidae : Promysidiella : *Promysidiella eduliformis*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Austrotindaria sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Neilonellidae : *Austrotindaria*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Austrotindaria antiqua species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Neilonellidae : Neilonella : *Austrotindaria antiqua*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Austrotindaria canalensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Neilonellidae : Austrotindaria : *Austrotindaria canalensis*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Bakevellia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : *Bakevellia*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Gervillella albertii species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Gervillella : *Gervillella albertii*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Bakevellia castelli species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Bakevellia : *Bakevellia castelli*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Bakevellia costata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Bakevellia : *Bakevellia costata*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Bakevellia exporrecta species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Bakevellia : *Bakevellia exporrecta*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Bakevellia ladina species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Bakevellia : *Bakevellia ladina*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Hoernesia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : *Hoernesia*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Entolium discites species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Entolium : *Entolium discites*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Scythentolium sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Entoliidae : *Scythentolium*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Scythentolium tirolicum species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Entoliidae : Scythentolium : *Scythentolium tirolicum*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Eumorphotis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Etheripectinidae : *Eumorphotis*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
? no name ?	100		251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Eumorphotis multiformis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Heteropectinidae : Eumorphotis : *Eumorphotis multiformis*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Eumorphotis telleri species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Heteropectinidae : Eumorphotis : *Eumorphotis telleri*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Eumorphotis tenuistriata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Heteropectinidae : Eumorphotis : *Eumorphotis tenuistriata*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Leptochondria albertii species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Hunanopectinidae : Leptochondria : *Leptochondria albertii*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Avichlamys tellinii species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Avichlamys : *Avichlamys tellinii*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Pleuromya elongata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Pleuromyidae : Pleuromya : *Pleuromya elongata*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Homomya sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : *Homomya*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Costatoria costata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Myophoriidae : Costatoria : *Costatoria costata*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Neoschizodus laevigatus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Myophoriidae : Neoschizodus : *Neoschizodus laevigatus*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Neoschizodus ovatus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Myophoriidae : Neoschizodus : *Neoschizodus ovatus*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Unionites fassaensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigonodidae : Unionites : *Unionites fassaensis*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Dinarites dalmatinus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Dinaritidae : Dinarites : *Dinarites dalmatinus*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Natiria costata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Craspedostomatidae : Natiria : *Natiria costata*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Polygyrina sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Goniospiridae : *Polygyrina*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Coelostylina werfensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Coelostylinidae : Coelostylina : *Coelostylina werfensis*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Naticopsis gaillardoti species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticopsidae : Naticopsis : *Naticopsis gaillardoti*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Werfenella rectecostata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Purpurinidae : Werfenella : *Werfenella rectecostata*	251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic

References

Neri C., Posenato R. (1985) New biostratigraphical data on uppermost Werfen Formation of western Dolomites (Trento, Italy), Geologisch-Paläontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 14 3, 83-107

Twitchett R. J., Feinberg J. M., et al (2005) Early Triassic Ophiuroids: their paleoecology, taphonomy and distribution, Palaios 20, 213-223

Nützel A. (2005) A new Early Triassic gastropod genus and the recovery of gastropods from the Permian/Triassic extinction, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 50 1, 19-24

Hofmann R., Hautmann M., et al (2015) Recovery dynamics of benthic marine communities from the Lower Triassic Werfen Formation, northern Italy, Lethaia 48, 474-496

Foster W. J., Danise S., et al (2017) A silicified Early Triassic marine assemblage from Svalbard, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 15, 851-877 doi:10.1080/14772019.2016.1245680

Foster W.J., Danise S., et al (2017) Subsequent biotic crises delayed marine\r\nrecovery following the late Permian mass\r\nextinction event in northern Italy, Plos One 12 3, e0172321 doi:DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0172321

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!

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