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Cretac Res. 2013 Nov;46:216-231. doi: 10.1016/j.cretres.2013.09.002.

Propeamussiidae, Inoceramidae, and other Bivalvia from the Lower Cretaceous Puez Formation (Valanginian-Cenomanian; Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy).

Cretaceous research

Simon Schneider, James S Crampton, Alexander Lukeneder

Affiliations

  1. CASP, West Building, 181A Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DJ, UK; GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Paläoumwelt, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Loewenichstrasse 28, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
  2. GNS Science, PO Box 30368, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand; Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand.
  3. Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Geologisch-Paläontologische Abteilung, Burgring 7, 1010 Vienna, Austria.

PMID: 27087719 PMCID: PMC4819039 DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2013.09.002

Abstract

A bivalve assemblage from the Lower Cretaceous Puez Formation at the type locality, Piz de Puez (Dolomites, South Tyrol, northern Italy) is described. Given the large amount of sedimentary rock screened during the course of this study, the <50 bivalves examined here, although occurring in very low abundance, are considered to represent a reasonably comprehensive sample. The assemblage provides insight into an autochthonous, Mesozoic, deep-water bivalve community, which was dominated by glass scallops. Two species are described as new,

Keywords: Barremian; Deep water; Inoceramidae; Palaeoecology; Propeamussiidae; Tethys

References

  1. Nature. 2005 Mar 3;434(7029):59-63 - PubMed
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