Camponocecchio fossil site
The Camponocecchio fossil site is an unnamed fossil site in Camponocecchio, Italy that dates back to the Tithonian (152 Ma) - it was first identified when the paper describing Gengasaurus was published in 2017.[1] It was probably a marine shale due to the fossil content.[2] Fossils found there include ammonites and the ichthyosaur Gengasaurus, discovered in 1976.[1] Many of the fossils found in this formation are housed at the Spaelaeo-Palaeontologic Museum in Genga.
| Camponocecchio fossil site Stratigraphic range: Tithonian, 152 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone and sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Marche |
| Country |  Italy |
| Extent | Camponocecchio and Genga |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Camponocecchio |
| Location | Camponocecchio |
References
- Ilaria Paparella; Erin E. Maxwell; Angelo Cipriani; Scilla Roncacè; Michael W. Caldwell (2017). "The first ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Upper Jurassic of the Umbrian–Marchean Apennines (Marche, Central Italy)". Geological Magazine. 154 (4): 837–858. Bibcode:2017GeoM..154..837P. doi:10.1017/S0016756816000455.
- "Paleo Profile: The Genga Lizard". Scientfic American. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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