THE PALYNOLOGY AND PALAEONVIRONMENT OF THE UPPER TRIASSIC DOLOMITIC-MARLY SEQUENCE OF DOGNA VALLEY (UDINE, FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA, NE ITALY) WITH REPTILE TRACKWAYS

New data and considerations about the biostratigraphy and the palaeoenvironment of a section in the Late Triassic dolomitic-marly sequence which crops out in the Dogna valley (Udine, Friuli, NE Italy) are reported. In particular a unit with a surface bearing tracks of archosauromorph terrestrial rep...

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Main Authors: GUIDO ROGHI, FABIO M. DALLA VECCHIA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università degli Studi di Milano 1997-07-01
Series:Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia
Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/5289
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Summary:New data and considerations about the biostratigraphy and the palaeoenvironment of a section in the Late Triassic dolomitic-marly sequence which crops out in the Dogna valley (Udine, Friuli, NE Italy) are reported. In particular a unit with a surface bearing tracks of archosauromorph terrestrial reptiles has been investigated. In the layer immediately overlaying the track-bearing one, a rich palynological assemblage with Enzonalasporites vigens; Vallasporites ignacii, Patinasporites densus, Zonalasporites cinctus, Pseudoenzonalasporites summus, Samaropollenites speciosus, Camerosporites secatus and Partitisporites spp. was found, indicating a Tuvalian age (Late Carnian) . Microfloral and sedimentological evidence indicate a dry climate and a coastal depositional environment subject to repeated emersions.
ISSN:0035-6883
2039-4942