UPPER TRIASSIC AMBER FROM THE DOLOMITES (NORTHERN ITALY).A PALEOCLIMATIC INDICATOR?

Amber in Triassic deposits in the Dolomites is demonstrated for the first time. The amber-bearing deposits belong to the middle part of the Dürrenstein Formation, referred to uppermost Julian (Lower Carnian, about 225 My). Chemico-physical features of amber, which occurs as small yellow to reddish d...

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Main Authors: PIERO GIANOLLA, EUGENIO RAGAZZI, GUIDO ROGHI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università degli Studi di Milano 1998-11-01
Series:Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia
Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/5340