References
Reference
Papazzoni, Cesare A. (2003) A pliosaurid tooth from the Argille Varicolori Formation near Castelvecchio di Prignano (Modena Province, northern Italy); Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia (November 2003), 109(6), pp.563-565
A pliosaurid tooth from the Argille Varicolori Formation near Castelvecchio di Prignano (Modena Province, northern Italy)
Principal Author
Cesare A. Papazzoni
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Academic paper
Journal
Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia (November 2003)
Volume
109
Issue
6
Pages
563-565
Abstract
The first discovery of a Cretaceous pliosaurid tooth in Italy is reported. It comes from the Cenomanian-lower Campanian Argille Varicolori Formation near Castelvecchio di Prignano (Modena Province, northern Italy). Excepting this new specimen, Italy's only reported pliosaurid is a humerus from the Upper Cretaceous of Zavattarello near Pavia. The tooth morphology allows it to be ascribed to Polyptychodon interruptus Owen, 1841, a species only reported thus far from northern-central Europe (England, Germany, and the Czech Republic). This suggests the presence of marine reptile remains in the northern Apennines may have been underestimated.
Language
English